Concerns in using multi-detector computed tomography for diagnosing pulmonary embolism in daily practice. A cross-sectional analysis using expert opinion as reference standard

Thrombosis Research

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 145-149

  Lucassen, Wim A M ^a   Beenen, Ludo F M ^a   Büller, Harry R ^a   Erkens, Petra M G ^b   Schaefer Prokop, Cornelia M ^c   Van Den Berk, Inge A H ^a   Van Weert, Henk C ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c MEANDER MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Accuracy; Diagnosis; Multi detector computed tomography; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG LOBE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872335941     PISSN: 00493848     EISSN: 18792472     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2012.11.027     Document Type: Article

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