Open AccessThe role of thoracic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Author(s) -
Sevda Şener Cömert,
Benan Çağlayan,
Ülkü Aka Aktürk,
Ali Fidan,
Nesrin Kıral,
Elif Torun Parmaksız,
Banu Salepçi,
Betul Ayca Kurtulus
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1737.109822
Subject(s) - medicine , radiology , pulmonary embolism , pleural effusion , pulmonary angiography , diagnostic accuracy , ultrasonography , emergency department , angiography , surgery , psychiatry
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is still a problem especially at emergency units. The purpose of study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic ultrasonography (TUS) in patients with PE.