Computed Tomography Angiography for Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in Western Australia Shows Increasing Use with Decreasing Diagnostic Yield

(1) Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be fatal. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can accurately diagnose PE, but it should be used only when reasonable pre-test probability exists. Overtesting with CTPA exposes patients to excess ionizing radiation and contrast media, while PE...

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Autores principales: Youens, David, Doust, Jenny, Ha, Ninh Thi, O’Leary, Peter, Wright, Cameron, Parizel, Paul M., Moorin, Rachael
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9917579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36769627
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030980

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9917579/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36769627
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12030980

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