MDCT of 220 consecutive patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism: Incidence of pulmonary embolism and of other acute or non-acute thoracic findings;TCMD di 220 pazienti consecutivi con sospetto di embolia polmonare acuta: Incidenza di embolia polmonare e di altri reperti toracici acuti o non acuti

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 373-384

  Tresoldi, S ^a   Kim, Y H ^b   Baker, S P ^b   Kandarpa, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Pulmonary artery; Pulmonary embolism; Thoracic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; THORAX DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 44249109511     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11547-008-0262-9     Document Type: Article

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