(Contributing factors to) the diagnostic yield of CT pulmonary angiography: A retrospective study

M.A. Leijstra, S. Walen, S.M. Uil, M.F. Boomsma, J.W.K. van den Berg (Zwolle, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pulmonary circulation: acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Session: Pulmonary circulation: acute and chronic pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3889
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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