Diagnostic accuracy of lung ultrasound for pulmonary embolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1269-1278

  Squizzato, A ^a   Rancan, E ^a   Dentali, F ^a   Bonzini, M ^a   Guasti, L ^a   Steidl, L ^a   Mathis, G ^b   Ageno, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pulmonary embolism; Spiral computed; Throax ultrasonagraphy; Tomography; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DIAGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SPIRAL COMPUTED; THROAX ULTRASONAGRAPHY; TOMOGRAPHY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY ARTERY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84880410930     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jth.12232     Document Type: Article

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