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Lung scintigraphy in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: current methods and interpretation criteria in clinical practice Cover

Lung scintigraphy in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: current methods and interpretation criteria in clinical practice

Radiology and Oncology
Volume 48 (2014): Issue 2 (June 2014)
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|Apr 2014
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2013-0060 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
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Language: English
Page range: 113 - 119
Submitted on: Apr 3, 2013
Accepted on: Aug 18, 2013
Published on: Apr 25, 2014
Published by: Association of Radiology and Oncology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
pulmonary embolism,
lung scintigraphy,
interpretation criteria,
0.5 segment mismatch criteria
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Radiology

© 2014 Ajda Skarlovnik, Damjana Hrastnik, Jure Fettich, Marko Grmek, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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