Multidetector-Row Computed Tomography Management of Acute Pulmonary Embolism
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Multidetector-row computed tomography management of acute pulmonary embolism.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the usefulness and safety of multidetector-row computed tomography (MDCT) pulmonary angiography and indirect venography management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), including indication for inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. METHODS AND RESULTS Seventy-one consecutive patients who were clinically suspected of PE and underwent 16-slice MDCT pu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Circulation Journal
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1346-9843,1347-4820
DOI: 10.1253/circj.71.1948