Lung perfusion: MRI vs SPECT for screening in suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

Christopher Johns (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Christopher Johns, Smitha Rajaram, David Capener, Andrew Swift, Jim Wild

Source: International Congress 2016 – Acute pulmonary embolism
Session: Acute pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2457
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Christopher Johns (Sheffield, United Kingdom), Christopher Johns, Smitha Rajaram, David Capener, Andrew Swift, Jim Wild. Lung perfusion: MRI vs SPECT for screening in suspected chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2457

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