Pulmonary embolism in pregnancy: CT pulmonary angiography versus perfusion scanning

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Shahir, Kaushik ^a   Goodman, Lawrence R ^a   Tali, Ardita ^a   Thorsen, Kristin M ^b   Hellman, Robert S ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Waukesha Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

CT pulmonary angiography; Perfusion scan; Pregnancy; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

IOHEXOL; MACROSALB TC 99M; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUERPERIUM; RADIOLOGIST; ULTRASOUND; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ADOLESCENT; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC USE; FEMALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PROCEDURES; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956801581     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3506     Document Type: Article

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