Helical CTPA in the investigation of pulmonary embolism: A 6-year review

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 819-825

  O'Neill, Johnandal M ^a,b   Wright, L ^a   Murchison, J T ^a  

^a ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST JOSEPH S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Lung scintigraphy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4544321467     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2004.02.011     Document Type: Article

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