High incidence of isolated subsegmental pulmonary emboli on multi-slice spiral CT: A comparative clinical study

Maarten G. J. Thomeer; Peter M. T. Pattynama; Ieneke J. C. Hartmann; Gerard J. Kieft; Marco J. L. Van Strijen

doi:10.1160/TH06-01-0029

Thrombosis and Haemostasis, Table of Contents

Thromb Haemost 2006; 95(05): 914-915
DOI: 10.1160/TH06-01-0029

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High incidence of isolated subsegmental pulmonary emboli on multi-slice spiral CT: A comparative clinical study

Maarten G. J. Thomeer

¹Erasmus University Medical Center, Radiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Peter M. T. Pattynama

¹Erasmus University Medical Center, Radiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Ieneke J. C. Hartmann

¹Erasmus University Medical Center, Radiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

²University Medical Center Utrecht, Radiology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

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Gerard J. Kieft

³Leyenburg Hospital, Radiology, The Hague, The Netherlands

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Marco J. L. Van Strijen

⁴Leiden University Medical center, Radiology, Leiden, The Netherlands

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