Efficacy of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with D-dimer in the diagnosis and management of acute venous thromboembolism and other pulmonary diseases

K. C. Khoo, J. Novotny, C. L. Llewellyn-Jones (Carmarthen, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Lung perfusion and lung cancer: imaging, diagnosis and treatment
Session: Lung perfusion and lung cancer: imaging, diagnosis and treatment
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4441
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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