The Use of Leg Venous Ultrasonography for the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 412-417

  Anderson, David R ^a   Barnes, David ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LEG PHLEBOGRAPHY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 52949145923     PISSN: 00012998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2008.07.003     Document Type: Review

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