Indirect computed tomography venography: A report of vascular opacification

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 195-201

  Burnside, Patrick R ^a   Green, Edward ^a   Kline, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CT venography; Deep vein thrombosis; Emergency department; Hounsfield unit; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77952238408     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-009-0831-9     Document Type: Article

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