Evaluation of pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism is a common disease entity that is difficult to diagnose accurately by noninvasive methods. Ventilation-perfusion is a pivotal study in the evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. The role of standard and newer modalities in evaluating pulmonary embolism is discussed in this article.
D000792:Angiography; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012119:Respiration; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011868:Radioisotopes