Computed tomography and pulmonary embolus: A review

Seminars in Ultrasound, CT and MRI

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 270-280

  Lake, Douglas R ^a   Kavanagh, Joseph J ^a   Ravenel, James G ^a   Schoepf, U Joseph ^a   Costello, Philip ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; REVIEW;

EID: 26444576838     PISSN: 08872171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.sult.2005.07.003     Document Type: Article

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