Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 8-10 , January 2005

How chest CT for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) has changed my professional life: Reflections from a PE doctor

  • Samuel Z. Goldhaber, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Samuel Z. Goldhaber MD, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115.

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PII: S0037-198X(04)00104-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2004.09.003

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 40, Issue 1 , Pages 8-10 , January 2005

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