CT angiography of pulmonary embolism: Diagnostic criteria and causes of misdiagnosis

Radiographics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1219-1238

  Wittram, Conrad ^a   Maher, Michael M ^a   Yoo, Albert J ^a   Kalra, Mannudeep K ^a   Shepard, Jo Anne O ^a   McLoud, Theresa C ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), angiography, 94.12916; Embolism, pulmonary, 94.77; Pulmonary angiography, 94.12916; Pulmonary arteries, CT, 94.12916; Pulmonary arteries, stenosis or obstruction, 94.77

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ACUTE DISEASE; ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BREATHING MECHANICS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EDEMA; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SARCOMA; LUNG VEIN; LUNG VOLUME; LYMPH NODE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MUCUS; NOISE; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATIENT CARE; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY ARTERY OCCLUSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGIST; RECANALIZATION; STANDARD; THROMBOSIS; TUMOR EMBOLISM; VASCULAR PATENCY; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 4944226176     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.245045008     Document Type: Article

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