Computed tomography pulmonary angiography for evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: Use or overuse

Iranian Journal of Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 1-3

  Molaee, Shima ^a   Ghanaati, Hossein ^a,b   Safavi, Enayat ^a   Foroumandi, Morteza ^a   Peiman, Soheil ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Emergencies; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934298789     PISSN: 17351065     EISSN: 20082711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/iranjradiol.12(2)2015.22383     Document Type: Article

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