Using D-dimer and Clinical Decision Rules to Improve Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis and Reduce the Risk of Overtesting

Acad Radiol. 2020 Dec;27(12):1791. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.047. Epub 2020 May 15.

Authors

Joseph C Lee¹, Ramin Alipour², Jia Wen Chong³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside, QLD 4032, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia. Electronic address: joseph.lee@health.qld.gov.au.
² Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine, Cancer Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
³ Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.

PMID: 32423765
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2020.03.047

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Clinical Decision Rules*
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
Humans
Pulmonary Embolism* / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
fibrin fragment D