Does abdominal-pelvic CT detect occult malignancy in patients with unprovoked pulmonary embolism?

B. Hawramy (Leeds, United Kingdom), J. Ting (Leeds, United Kingdom), D. Ghosh (Leeds, United Kingdom)

Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Pulmonary embolism
Session: Pulmonary embolism
Session type: E-poster session
Number: 1868
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