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The application of clinical variables and models to predict pulmonary embolism in cancer patients: a comprehensive single cancer center experience

INTRODUCTION: Prompt diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE) can help reduce its associated morbidity and mortality. Computed tomography chest angiography (CTA) scanning is the most widely used diagnostic modality. In noncancer patients, only 10% of such studies are positive for PE. Clini...

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Autores principales: Mansour, Asem, Ismael, Yousef, Abunasser, Mahmoud, Hammode, Emad, Turfa, Rim, Abdel-Razeq, Hikmat
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3810495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24187488
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PPA.S46372