SPECT/CT and pulmonary embolism
SPECT/CT and pulmonary embolism
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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English
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Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is diagnosed either by ventilation/perfusion (V/P) scintigraphy or pulmonary CT angiography (CTPA). In recent years both techniques have improved. Many nuclear medicine centres have adopted the single photon emission CT (SPECT) technique as opposed to the planar technique for diagnosing PE. SPECT has been shown to have...
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SPECT/CT and pulmonary embolism
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4003400
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4003400
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1619-7070
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1619-7089
DOI
10.1007/s00259-013-2614-5
