Chest X-Ray Not Routinely Indicated Prior to the YEARS Algorithm in the Diagnostic Management of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Chest X-Ray Not Routinely Indicated Prior to the YEARS Algorithm in the Diagnostic Management of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Abstract Background The YEARS algorithm was designed to simplify the diagnostic process of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) and to reduce the number of required computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans. Chest X-ray (CXR) is often used as initial imaging test in patients s...

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Main Authors: Liselotte M. van der Pol, Cecile Tromeur, Laura M. Faber, Tom van der Hulle, Lucia J. M. Kroft, Albert T. A. Mairuhu, Albert de Roos, Menno V. Huisman, Frederikus A. Klok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2019-01-01
Series:TH Open
Subjects:
pulmonary embolism
diagnosis
chest x-ray
clinical decision rule
d-dimer
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1676812

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