Computed tomography for suspected pulmonary embolism results in a large number of non-significant incidental findings and follow-up investigations

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 29-35

  Anjum, Omar ^a   Bleeker, Helena ^a   Ohle, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NORTHERN ONTARIO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chest X ray; Computed tomography; Incidental findings; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL GLAND; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CARDIOMEGALY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER; HUMAN; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LIVER; LUNG; LUNG EMBOLISM; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA CAVITY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOTHORAX; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; SPLEEN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THYROID GLAND; X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 85053754853     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: 14381435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-018-1641-8     Document Type: Article

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