Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography and pulmonary embolism: predictive value of a d-dimer assay

Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography and pulmonary embolism: predictive value of a d-dimer assay

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is increasingly being used as first investigation for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE). The investigation has high predictive value, but is resource and time intensive and exposes pa...

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Main Authors: Deonarine Patricia, de Wet Carl, McGhee Alistair
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Pulmonary embolism
D-dimer
CTPA (tomography)
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1756-0500/5/104

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