Imaging of acute pulmonary embolism using multi-detector CT angiography: An update on imaging technique and interpretation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-49

  Hartmann, Ieneke J C ^a   Wittenberg, Rianne ^b,c   Schaefer Prokop, Cornelia ^b,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary embolism; CT angiography; Multi detector row CT

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC DETECTION; CARDIOPULMONARY CIRCULATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; CT SCANNERS; CT SCANNING; CT TECHNIQUE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; DUAL SOURCE; FUNCTIONAL UNITS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION; INVASIVENESS; LOW COSTS; LUNG PERFUSION; MULTI-DETECTOR ROW CT; MULTI-DETECTORS; NOVEL CONCEPT; PERFUSION DEFECTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY EMBOLUS;

ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; COST REDUCTION; DETECTORS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

PULMONARY DISEASES;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLIMATOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GROUPS BY AGE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; TECHNIQUE; THROMBUS;

AGE FACTORS; BODY WEIGHT; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950036830     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.02.007     Document Type: Article

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