Risk-benefit analysis of pulmonary CT angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolus

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 198, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1332-1339

  Woo, James K H ^a   Chiu, Rita Y W ^a   Thakur, Yogesh ^a   Mayo, John R ^a  

^a VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benefit to risk ratio; CT; CT angiography; Pulmonary embolism; Radiation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIATION DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED; TRIIODOBENZOIC ACIDS;

EID: 84861613473     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.6329     Document Type: Article

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