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Underuse of risk assessment and overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism

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Evidence suggests the potential overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in patients with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in the absence of consistent use of pre‐test clinical prediction rules and… Click to show full abstract

Evidence suggests the potential overuse of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in patients with suspected pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in the absence of consistent use of pre‐test clinical prediction rules and D‐dimer assays.

Keywords: computed tomography; patients suspected; suspected pulmonary; pulmonary angiography; overuse computed; tomography pulmonary

Journal Title: Internal Medicine Journal
Year Published: 2017

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