Dual energy computed tomography demonstrated lung ventilation/perfusion mismatch in a 19-year-old patient with pulmonary embolism

Circulation

Volumn 126, Issue 20, 2012, Pages 2441-2443

  Zhang, Long Jiang ^a   Zhou, Chang Sheng ^a   Lu, Guang Ming ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IODINATED CONTRAST MEDIUM; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY OMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869164450     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: 15244539     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.112.130849     Document Type: Article

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