Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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Stein, Paul D , Fowler, Sarah E , Goodman, Lawrence R , Gottschalk, Alexander , Hales, Charles A , Hull, Russell D , Leeper, Kenneth V , Popovich, John , Quinn, Deborah A , Sos, Thomas A , Sostman, H. Dirk , Tapson, Victor F , Wakefield, Thomas W , Weg, John G , Woodard, Pamela K and PIOPED II Investigators
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was evaluated alone and with imaging of the pelvic and thigh veins (CTA–CTV). As compared with a reference standard for the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism, CTA–CTV had a higher sensitivity than CTA alone, with similar specificity.
Multidetector computed tomographic angiography (CTA) was...
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Multidetector Computed Tomography for Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19625104
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_19625104
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
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10.1056/NEJMoa052367
