Computed tomography signs of pulmonary hypertension: old and new observations

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 751-760

  Devaraj, A ^a   Hansell, D M ^a  

^a ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOSENTAN;

BLOOD FLOW; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EISENMENGER COMPLEX; EMPHYSEMA; FIBROSING ALVEOLITIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ARTERY PRESSURE; LUNG PARENCHYMA; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BRONCHIAL ARTERIES; CARDIAC-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; LUNG DISEASES; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY CIRCULATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 67649595226     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.12.005     Document Type: Review

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