Pulmonary embolism: prospective comparison of spiral CT with ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy.

R. Mayo, John; Rémy‐Jardin, Martine; L Müller, N; Rémy, Jacques; F. Worsley, Daniel; Hossein-Foucher, Claude; Kwong, Justin; J. Brown, M.

doi:10.1148/radiology.205.2.9356627

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Pulmonary embolism: prospective comparison of spiral CT with ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy.

Published in Radiology • Nov 1, 1997

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John R. Mayo

Martine Rémy‐Jardin

N L Müller

Abstract

PURPOSE: To compare prospectively the accuracy of spiral computed tomography (CT) with that of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy for diagnosing pulmonary embolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Within 48 hours of presentation, 142 patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism underwent spiral CT, scinti...

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Medicine

Pulmonary embolism

Scintigraphy

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