Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism with CT pulmonary angiography: A systematic review

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 172-178

  Hogg, Kerstin ^a   Brown, G ^a   Dunning, J ^a   Wright, J ^a   Carley, S ^a   Foex, B ^a   Mackway Jones, K ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; STANDARD;

ANGIOGRAPHY; DATA COLLECTION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33645557986     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.029397     Document Type: Review

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