Are we overdiagnosing pulmonary embolism?

Document type :

Article dans une revue scientifique: Article original

DOI :

10.1097/RTI.0000000000000366

PMID :

Permalink :

http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12210/17367

Title :

Are we overdiagnosing pulmonary embolism?

Author(s) :

Remy, Martine [Auteur]
Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694 [METRICS]

Journal title :

Journal of thoracic imaging

Abbreviated title :

J Thorac Imaging

Publication date :

2018-09-19

ISSN :

1536-0237

English keyword(s) :

Pulmonary embolism
dual-energy CT
CT angiography

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

English abstract : [en]

Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism currently relies on computed tomography angiography which is acknowledged as a powerful, noninvasive tool. The concept of overdiagnosis is counterbalanced by a series of unanswered ...
Show more >Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism currently relies on computed tomography angiography which is acknowledged as a powerful, noninvasive tool. The concept of overdiagnosis is counterbalanced by a series of unanswered questions regarding the natural history of acute pulmonary embolism and the missing links between acute and chronic thromboembolic disease. For numerous reasons, it is less than certain that this concept will survive.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Audience :

Internationale

Popular science :

Non

Administrative institution(s) :

CHU Lille
Université de Lille

Collections :

METRICS : Evaluation des technologies de santé et des pratiques médicales - ULR 2694

Submission date :

2019-12-09T18:19:27Z