Severity assessment of pulmonary embolism using dual energy CT – correlation of a pulmonary perfusion defect score with clinical and morphological parameters of blood oxygenation and right ventricular failure

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[2] Elliott CG(1999)Acute pulmonary embolism: clinical outcomes in the International Cooperative Pulmonary Embolism Registry (ICOPER) Lancet 353 1386-1389

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[4] Visani L(2007)Management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism in the era of CT angiography: a statement from the Fleischner Society Radiology 245 315-329

[5] De Rosa M(2004)CT angiography for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: state of the art Radiology 230 329-337

[6] Wildberger JE(2004)Value of negative spiral CT angiography in patients with suspected acute PE: analysis of PE occurrence and outcome Eur Radiol 14 93-98

[7] Mahnken AH(2003)Severity assessment of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation using helical CT Eur Radiol 13 1508-1514

[8] Das M(1997)Severity assessment of acute pulmonary embolism with spiral CT: evaluation of two modified angiographic scores and comparison with clinical data J Thorac Imaging 12 150-158

[9] Kuttner A(2001)New CT index to quantify arterial obstruction in pulmonary embolism: comparison with angiographic index and echocardiography AJR 176 1415-1420

[10] Lell M(2003)Severity of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation of a new spiral CT angiographic score in correlation with echocardiographic data Eur Radiol 13 29-35

[1] Goldhaber SZ(2003)Acute pulmonary embolism: part I: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and diagnosis Circulation 108 2726-2729

[2] Elliott CG(1999)Acute pulmonary embolism: clinical outcomes in the International Cooperative Pulmonary Embolism Registry (ICOPER) Lancet 353 1386-1389

[3] Goldhaber SZ(2005)CT imaging in acute pulmonary embolism: diagnostic strategies Eur Radiol 15 919-929

[4] Visani L(2007)Management of suspected acute pulmonary embolism in the era of CT angiography: a statement from the Fleischner Society Radiology 245 315-329

[5] De Rosa M(2004)CT angiography for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: state of the art Radiology 230 329-337

[6] Wildberger JE(2004)Value of negative spiral CT angiography in patients with suspected acute PE: analysis of PE occurrence and outcome Eur Radiol 14 93-98

[7] Mahnken AH(2003)Severity assessment of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation using helical CT Eur Radiol 13 1508-1514

[8] Das M(1997)Severity assessment of acute pulmonary embolism with spiral CT: evaluation of two modified angiographic scores and comparison with clinical data J Thorac Imaging 12 150-158

[9] Kuttner A(2001)New CT index to quantify arterial obstruction in pulmonary embolism: comparison with angiographic index and echocardiography AJR 176 1415-1420

[10] Lell M(2003)Severity of acute pulmonary embolism: evaluation of a new spiral CT angiographic score in correlation with echocardiographic data Eur Radiol 13 29-35