Ventilation perfusion scan or computed tomography pulmonary angiography for the detection of pulmonary embolism?

Eur J Intern Med. 2016 Jul:32:e26-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.01.009. Epub 2016 Jan 18.

Authors

Sophy Hitchen¹, Jacqueline James², Jecko Thachil³

Affiliations

¹ University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom.
² Department of Nuclear Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Haematology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, United Kingdom. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 26796873
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2016.01.009

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Computed Tomography Angiography / methods*
Humans
Lung / diagnostic imaging*
Perfusion Imaging*
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnostic imaging*
Radiation Exposure
Radionuclide Imaging*
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio