American Thoracic Society Documents: An Official American Thoracic Society/Society of Thoracic Radiology Clinical Practice Guideline—Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy
Leung AN, Bull TM, Jaeschke R, Lockwood CJ, Boiselle PM, Hurwitz LM, James AH, McCullough LB, Menda Y, Paidas MJ, Royal HD, Tapson VF, Winer-Muram HT, Chervenak FA, Cody DD, McNitt-Gray MF, Stave CD, Tuttle BD. American Thoracic Society Documents: An Official American Thoracic Society/Society of Thoracic Radiology Clinical Practice Guideline—Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy. Radiology 2012, 262: 635-646. PMID: 22282185, DOI: 10.1148/radiol.11114045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPulmonary embolismDigital subtraction angiographyLow-quality evidenceGrades of RecommendationSuspected Pulmonary EmbolismEvidence-based guidelinesPrevention of deathImportant health issueAccurate diagnostic approachCumulative radiation doseClinical research dataAppropriate prophylaxisClinical suspicionLung scintigraphyPregnant womenMaternal mortalityQuality evidenceLeading causeChest radiographyMultidisciplinary panelDiagnostic yieldNormal CXRGeneral populationHigh indexGuideline evaluation