The contribution of clinical assessments to the diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism


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Turan O., Turgut D., Günay T., Yılmaz E., Turan A., Akkoclu A.

ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.303-309, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.17219/acem/35106
  • Dergi Adı: ADVANCES IN CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.303-309
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: pulmonary embolism, clinical scoring systems, Wells score, WORK-UP, PROBABILITY, RULE, ACCURACY, CRITERIA, UTILITY, MODEL
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background. Pulmonary thromboembolism (PE) is a major disease in respiratory emergencies. Thoracic CT angiography (CTA) is an important method of visualizing PE. Because of the high radiation and contrast exposure, the method should be performed selectively in patients in whom PE is suspected.