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Pulmonary embolism findings on chest radiographs and multislice spiral CT

Authors: Emmanuel Coche, Franck Verschuren, Philippe Hainaut, Louis Goncette

Published in: European Radiology | Issue 7/2004

Abstract

Multislice spiral CT is becoming an increasingly important tool for diagnosing pulmonary embolism. However, in many instances, a chest radiograph is usually performed as a first-line examination. Many parenchymal, vascular, and other ancillary findings may be observed on both imaging modalities with a highly detailed depiction of abnormalities on multislice CT. A comprehensive review of chest radiograph findings is presented with side-by-side correlations of CT images reformatted mainly in the frontal plane.

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Title: Pulmonary embolism findings on chest radiographs and multislice spiral CT
Authors: Emmanuel Coche
Franck Verschuren
Philippe Hainaut
Louis Goncette
Publication date: 01-07-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Radiology / Issue 7/2004
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-003-2203-2

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