Audit of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) requesting at Hammersmith hospital

M. Purcell, H. Ellis (London, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Session: Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2330
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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M. Purcell, H. Ellis (London, United Kingdom). Audit of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) requesting at Hammersmith hospital. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 2330

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