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Overdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism: definition, causes and implications

Overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography to diagnose pulmonary embolism in people who have only a low pre-test probability of pulmonary embolism has received significant attention in the past. The issue of overdiagnosis of pulmonary embolism, a potential consequence of overtesting, has b...

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Autor principal: Dobler, Claudia C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6395986/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30838059
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/20734735.0339-2018