Sensitivity and specificity of chest ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department: A case-control study

Objectives: The present study was designed to evaluate the role of chest ultrasound in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE) and determine its accuracy using multi-detector CT-pulmonary angiography (MD-CTPA) as a gold standard technique for PE diagnosis. Patients and methods: A prospective...

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Main Authors: Hala A. Mohamed, Nadia Farouk, Emad Allam Abd Elnaeem, Mohamed T. Abdelfattah, Yosra M. Ali, Ali O. Abdelaziz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists 2023-06-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Respiratory Therapy
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Online Access:https://www.cjrt.ca/wp-content/uploads/cjrt-2022-065.pdf