Low voltage CTPA for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Zamboni, Giulia A ^a   Guariglia, Stefania ^a   Bonfante, Alberto ^a   Martino, Cristian ^a   Cavedon, Carlo ^a   Mucelli, Roberto Pozzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Pulmonary embolism; Technique

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG LOBE; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY VALVE; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; BODY BURDEN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION PROTECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858292276     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.06.051     Document Type: Article

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