Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: Is nuclear medicine imaging still a valid option?

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 101, Issue 9, 2008, Pages

  Ezwawah, O ^a   Alkoteesh, J ^a   Barry, J E ^a   Ryan, M ^a  

^a University College Cork and INFANT Centre   (Ireland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RADIATION RESPONSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NUCLEAR MEDICINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 58149375133     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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