Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography. An Assessment of the Radiology Report

Academic Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1309-1315

  Abujudeh, Hani H ^a   Kaewlai, Rathachai ^a   Farsad, Khashayar ^a   Orr, Esther ^a   Gilman, Matthew ^a   Shepard, Jo Anne O ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

computed tomographic pulmonary angiography; limitations; pulmonary embolism; Quality of radiology report

Indexed keywords

IOPAMIDOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREATHING MECHANICS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEART MOVEMENT; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOLOGIST; RESIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTIFACTS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349775511     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.06.012     Document Type: Article

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