Computed tomography for pulmonary embolism diagnosis: The making of a reference standard

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1924-1925

  Schoepf, U Joseph ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ACCURACY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARD;

HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 30644465032     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01538.x     Document Type: Note

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