1. Pulmonary embolism demonstrated by computerized tomography
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John V. Cholankeril, Sidney Ketyer, Suresh Ramamurti, and Arthur E. Millman
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Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Bioengineering ,Computed tomography ,medicine.disease ,Pulmonary embolism ,medicine ,Pulmonary angiography ,Humans ,Pulmonary arteriography ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Radiology ,Tomography ,Pulmonary Embolism ,Tomography, X-Ray Computed ,business ,Aged - Abstract
We describe a case of pulmonary embolism diagnosed by computerized tomography. Scanning by CT in pulmonary embolism shows promise as an alternative to pulmonary angiography for definitive diagnosis. It is especially valuable for patients who are considered as high risk for pulmonary angiography and for serial follow-up of pulmonary embolism.
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- 1982
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