Lung Perfusion with Dual-energy Multidetector-row CT (MDCT). Feasibility for the Evaluation of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in 117 Consecutive Patients

Academic Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1494-1504

  Pontana, François ^a   Faivre, Jean Baptiste ^a   Remy Jardin, Martine ^a   Flohr, Thomas ^b   Schmidt, Bernhard ^b   Tacelli, Nunzia ^a   Pansini, Vittorio ^a   Remy, Jacques ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Siemens Medical Solutions ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

acute pulmonary embolism; dual source computed tomography; lung perfusion; Pulmonary arteries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIATION DOSE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 55349095807     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2008.05.018     Document Type: Article

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