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Computer tomography for venous thromboembolic disease.
Radiol Clin North Am. 2007 May;45(3):423-45, vii
Authors: Saad WE, Saad N
Venous thromboembolic disease is composed of two disease entities: pulmonary thromboembolism/pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis. Clinical signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolic disease often are nonspecific and, as a result, the diagnosis may be difficult. If left untreated, pulmonary embolism can lead to a potentially fatal outcome. This article focuses on CT angiography as the diagnostic modality for thromboembolic pulmonary embolism and briefly discusses nonthromboembolic pulmonary embolism.
PMID: 17601501 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]