Influence of clinical characteristics of pulmonary embolism (PE) patients on helical CT performance

L. Hernández, S. Alonso, A. Muñoz, J. Arenas, S. Asensio, S. Romero (Alicante, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2005 - Advances in pulmonary radiology
Session: Advances in pulmonary radiology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2061
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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