Diagnostic yield and renal complications after computed tomography pulmonary angiograms performed in a community-based academic hospital

Diagnostic yield and renal complications after computed tomography pulmonary angiograms performed in a community-based academic hospital

Background: Venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism (VTE/PE) remain a diagnostic challenge. The computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) has emerged as a popular diagnostic test for PE. However, there is limited data on diagnostic yield and complications in actual clinical settings. Our...

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Main Authors: Zacharia Reagle, Steven Tringali, Narinder Gill, Michael W. Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2012-07-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
venous thromboembolism
pulmonary embolism
computed tomography pulmonary angiogram
contrast induced nephropathy
Online Access:http://www.jchimp.net/index.php/jchimp/article/view/17722/pdf_1

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