Pulmonary embolism at CT angiography: implications for appropriateness, cost, and radiation exposure in 2003 patients.

MD, Mamlouk; E, vanSonnenberg; R, Gosalia; D, Drachman; D, Gridley; JG, Zamora; G, Casola; S, Ornstein

doi:10.1148/radiol.10091624

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Pulmonary embolism at CT angiography: implications for appropriateness, cost, and radiation exposure in 2003 patients.

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Authors:

Mamlouk MD

vanSonnenberg E

Gosalia R

Abstract

Purpose To determine whether thromboembolic risk factor assessment could accurately indicate the pretest probability for pulmonary embolism (PE), and if so, computed tomographic (CT) angiography might be targeted more appropriately than in current usage, resulting in decreased costs and radiation ex...

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