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Very Low Probability Interpretation of V/Q Lung Scans in Combination with Low Probability Objective...

Very Low Probability Interpretation of V/Q Lung Scans in Combination with Low Probability Objective...

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Very Low Probability Interpretation of V/Q Lung Scans in Combination with Low Probability Objective Clinical Assessment Reliably Excludes Pulmonary Embolism: Data from PIOPED II

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Very Low Probability Interpretation of V/Q Lung Scans in Combination with Low Probability Objective Clinical Assessment Reliably Excludes Pulmonary Embolism: Data from PIOPED II

Publisher

United States: Soc Nuclear Med

Journal title

The Journal of nuclear medicine (1978), 2007-09, Vol.48 (9), p.1411-1415

Language

English

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United States: Soc Nuclear Med

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Contents

Use of a very low probability interpretation of ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scans, if verified by prospective evaluation to have a low positive predictive value (PPV), will reduce the number of nondiagnostic interpretations of V/Q scans and may be particularly useful in patients with a relative contraindication to CT. The purpose of this inves...

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Very Low Probability Interpretation of V/Q Lung Scans in Combination with Low Probability Objective Clinical Assessment Reliably Excludes Pulmonary Embolism: Data from PIOPED II

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68240111

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_68240111

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ISSN

0161-5505

E-ISSN

1535-5667

DOI

10.2967/jnumed.107.040998

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