Spiral computed tomography is the first-line chest imaging test for acute pulmonary embolism: No

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-13

  Kamphuisen, Pieter W ^a,b   Agnelli, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

BLEEDING; HUMAN; IMAGING; LONG TERM CARE; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; HUMANS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 20444472776     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2004.01143.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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