Should spiral CT angiography replace ventilation perfusion scintigraphy in our diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism?

M. Tor, O. Erdem, Y. Dutkun, Z. Erdem, M. Cabuk, L. Kart, I. Peksoy, S. Gundogdu (Zonguldak, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Imaging in COPD, pulmonary embolism and other pulmonary vascular disorders
Session: Imaging in COPD, pulmonary embolism and other pulmonary vascular disorders
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 539
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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