Application of the pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC rule) and age-adjusted D-Dimer in patients undergoing computed tomography pulmonary angiography for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Aplicação dos critérios PERC e do D-Dímero ajustado para idade em pacientes submetidos a angiotomografia pulmonar para o diagnóstico de embolia pulmonar
John Jaime Sprockel Diaz; Luz Amaya Veronesi Zuluaga; Diana Carolina Coral Coral; Diana Marcela Fierro Rodriguez
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Submitted date:
03/15/2022
Accepted date:
01/27/2023