Computed tomography angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism-too often considered?

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 325-330

  Haap, Michael M ^a   Gatidis, Sergios ^a   Horger, Marius ^a   Riessen, Reimer ^a   Lehnert, Hendrik ^b   Haas, Christian S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; D DIMER; TROPONIN T;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TROPONIN T; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84856528867     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: 15328171     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2010.12.013     Document Type: Article

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