Helical computed tomography and alternative diagnosis in patients with excluded pulmonary embolism

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2449-2456

  Van Strijen, M J L ^a,c   Bloem, J L ^b   De Monye, W ^b   Kieft, G J ^a   Pattynama, P M T ^b,d   Van Den Berg Huijsmans, A ^b   Huisman, M V ^b  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alternative diagnosis; Comparative studies; Computed tomography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM; PLEURA; PLEURA FLUID; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PLEURAL EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 28444435485     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01596.x     Document Type: Article

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