Evaluation of pulmonary emboli: current concepts.
While radionuclide lung V/Q scanning remains the standard initial pulmonary imaging test in suspected pulmonary emboli, other modalities may be useful, particularly in those patients with intermediate probability V/Q scans. Compression US of the lower extremities, spiral CT angiography, and conventional pulmonary anteriography may help to establish the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.
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Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA.
D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012237:Rhode Island; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods