CT pulmonary angiography: an over-utilized imaging modality in hospitalized patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

• Main Authors: Erin Smith (Author), Penchala S. Mittadodla (Author), Sunil Kumar (Author), Gloria T. Fioravanti (Author), Madhu Badireddy (Author), Mohamed Turki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Greater Baltimore Medical Center, 2013-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Aims: To determine if computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) was overemployed in the evaluation of hospitalized patients with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods: Data were gathered retrospectively on hospitalized patients (n=185) who had CTPA for suspected PE between June an...