Prospective evaluation of unsuspected pulmonary embolism on coronary computed tomographic angiography

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 187-190

  Jia, Chong Fu ^a   Li, Yan Xia ^a   Yang, Zhi Qiang ^a   Zhang, Zhong He ^a   Sun, Xi Xia ^a   Wang, Zhao Qian ^a  

^a DALIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

computed tomography; coronary artery; pulmonary embolism; x ray

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HEART; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

'CURRENT; ANGIOGRAPHY IMAGES; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERIES; CORONARY HEART DISEASE; PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; X-RAY;

DISEASES;

D DIMER; IOPROMIDE; METOPROLOL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 84859170753     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3182483be1     Document Type: Article

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