Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography to diagnose acute pulmonary embolism: the good, the bad, and the ugly: comment on "The prevalence of clinically relevant incidental findings on chest computed tomographic angiograms ordered to diagnose pulmonary embolism"

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Nov 23;169(21):1966-8. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2009.400.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Academic Medical Centers
  • Algorithms
  • Angiography* / adverse effects
  • Angiography* / economics
  • Angiography* / standards
  • Angiography* / statistics & numerical data
  • Angiography* / trends
  • Contrast Media / adverse effects
  • Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Prevalence
  • Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / adverse effects
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / economics
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / standards
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / statistics & numerical data
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / trends

Substances

  • Contrast Media