title: Pulmonary embolism: assessment and imaging.
abstract: It is estimated that there are approximately 17,000 new cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in Australia per year. Pulmonary embolism (PE) accounts for about 40% of these events, and is an important preventable cause of morbidity and potentially death. Clinical symptoms of PE are non-specific and can be mild (Table 1). Primary care doctors need a robust system to exclude PE as they will most often be the first port of call for patients with PE symptoms.
authors.affiliation: BMBS, FRANZCR, is consultant radiologist, Bendigo Health, Bendigo, Victoria.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skinner
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D