Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography and pulmonary embolism: Predictive value of a d-dimer assay

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Deonarine, Patricia ^a   De Wet, Carl ^b   McGhee, Alistair ^c  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS EDUCATION FOR SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c MONKLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CTPA (tomography); D dimer; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PULMONARY ARTERY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY CARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84858419798     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-5-104     Document Type: Review

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