Acute pulmonary embolism: Ancillary findings at spiral CT

Radiology

Volumn 207, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 753-758

  Coche, Emmanuel E ^a   Müller, Nestor L ^a   Kim, Kun Il ^a   Wiggs, Barry R ^a   Mayo, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies, 60.12115, 60.124; Embolism, pulmonary, 60.721; Lung, CT, 60.12112, 60.12115; Pulmonary arteries, stenosis or obstruction, 564.89, 60.721

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; PULMONARY ARTERY STENOSIS; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 2642709178     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.207.3.9609900     Document Type: Article

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