The Current and Continuing Important Role of Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy in Evaluating Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
Freeman L, Stein E, Sprayregen S, Chamarthy M, Haramati L. The Current and Continuing Important Role of Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy in Evaluating Patients With Suspected Pulmonary Embolism. Seminars In Nuclear Medicine 2008, 38: 432-440. PMID: 19331837, DOI: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2008.07.001.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsComputed tomography angiographyPulmonary embolismChest X-rayPulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PIOPED) studyAbnormal chest X-rayChest X-ray appearancesNormal chest X-rayPIOPED II studyVentilation-perfusion scintigraphyVentilation-perfusion studiesProcedure of choiceD-dimer assayObjective clinical assessmentX-ray appearanceSimilar diagnostic accuracyLarge radiation doseII studyLung scanRetrospective studyEmergency departmentInpatient populationProspective InvestigationTomography angiographyClinical assessmentMedical Center