Noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.
With the development of new methods for detecting pulmonary embolism, the need for angiography has been greatly reduced. Plasma D-dimer assays, lower-limb ultrasonography, and ventilation/perfusion lung scans in combination with the clinical assessment enable safe, cost-effective diagnoses.
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Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D