The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Pulmonary Series

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 47-53

  Celi, A ^a   Marconi, L ^a   Villari, L ^a   Palla, Antonio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical probability; Computed tomography angiography; Lung scan; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROBABILITY; REVIEW;

EID: 69249168387     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: 2465101X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2009.360     Document Type: Review

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