CT diagnosis of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-50

  Castañer, Eva ^a   Gallardo, Xavier ^a   Ballesteros, Eva ^a   Andreu, Marta ^a   Pallardó, Yolanda ^b   Mata, Josep Maria ^a   Riera, Lluis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE LA RIBERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; METHODOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 63049122837     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.291085061     Document Type: Article

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