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Mandatory adherence to diagnostic protocol increases the yield of CTPA for pulmonary embolism

OBJECTIVES: To determine if mandatory adherence to a diagnostic protocol increases the rate of computed tomography pulmonary angiographies (CTPAs) positive for pulmonary embolism (PE)—the so-called diagnostic yield. Further, we aim to identify factors associated with this diagnostic yield. METHODS:...

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Autores principales: Walen, Stefan, de Boer, Erwin, Edens, Mireille A., van der Worp, Corné A. J., Boomsma, Martijn F., van den Berg, Jan Willem K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5028339/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27448688
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13244-016-0509-2