An audit on the use of pretest probability scoring, D dimer and CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in a regional centre

J. Lyons, K. Courtney, K. Sharma, K. Finan, J. Bruzzi, J. J. Gilmartin (Galway, Ireland)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Session: Pulmonary embolism
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3876
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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