Perfusion scintigraphy still has important role in evaluation of majority of pregnant patients with suspicion of pulmonary embolism [3]

Radiology

Volumn 244, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 623-624

  Scarsbrook, Andrew ^a   Bradley, Kevin ^b   Gleeson, Fergus ^b  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LETTER; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION HAZARD;

ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIATION DOSAGE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34447508023     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2442061511     Document Type: Letter

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