Pulmonary embolism imaging.(DIRECTED READING)

From: Radiologic Technology | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Bolus, Norman E.; Harris, Audrey | Copyright information

After completing this article, the reader should be able to:

* Discuss the pathophysiology of pulmonary embolism.

* Discuss the classic symptoms of pulmonary embolism and ways to diagnose pulmonary embolism.

* Identify differential diagnoses for pulmonary embolism.

* Identify risk factors for pulmonary embolism.

* Discuss the PIOPED and PIOPED II investigational studies.

* Discuss various imaging approaches used to d...

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