Magnetic resonance imaging for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: Not yet a suitable alternative to CT-PA

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 741-742

  Huisman, M V ^a   Klok, F A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ARTIFACT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG PERFUSION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, CINE; MALE; PERFUSION IMAGING; PULMONARY EMBOLISM;

EID: 84860430701     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2012.04678.x     Document Type: Editorial

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