Spiral computed tomography is the first-line chest imaging test for acute pulmonary embolism: Yes

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 7-10

  Schoepf, U Joseph ^a   Costello, P ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444469283     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01142.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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