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VQ - Ventilation perfusion scan

Known as: vq scan, scans vq, scanning vq 
A nuclear imaging test that uses radiopharmaceuticals to produce an image of the blood flow to the lungs and measures the ability of the lungs to… 
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2017
2017
Bulbar conjunctival microvascular responses in dry eye.
2009
2009
Cardiac troponin I levels in acute pulmonary embolism.
OBJECTIVE Estimation of individual risk and choice of initial therapeutic approach for patients with pulmonary embolism (PE… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
The bedside investigation of pulmonary embolism diagnosis study: a double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing combinations of 3 bedside tests vs ventilation-perfusion scan for the initial…
BACKGROUND We sought to determine whether using combinations of 3 bedside tests (7-variable clinical model, non-enzyme-linked… 
Review
2005
Review
2005
A critical appraisal of non-invasive diagnosis and exclusion of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in outpatients with suspected deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism: how many tests do…
The requirement for a safe diagnostic strategy should be based on an overall posttest incidence of venous thromboembolism of less… 
2002
2002
Predicting the presence of acute pulmonary embolism: a comparative analysis of the artificial neural network, logistic regression, and threshold models.
  • J. Eng
  • AJR. American journal of roentgenology
  • 2002
  • Corpus ID: 25690495
OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine whether an artificial neural network, a new data analysis method, offers… 
1999
1999
Thrombolysis of mobile right atrial thrombi following severe pulmonary embolism
Thrombolysis may favorably affect the clinical outcome of mobile right atrial thrombus following pulmonary embolism (PE). We… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Timing of VQ ventilation perfusion scanning
The main clinical indication for ventilation perfusion scanning is in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. The natural history of… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Vector Transform And Image Coding
  • Weiping Li
  • Proceedings of the Seventh Workshop on…
  • 1991
  • Corpus ID: 36457929
A vector transform is introduced. The application of the vector transform to image coding is discussed. The development of a… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Reduction by baclofen of monosynaptic EPSPs in lumbosacral motoneurones of the anaesthetized cat.
1. Monosynaptic excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) were elicited in lumbosacral motoneurones of pentobarbitone… 
1980
1980
Aberrant left pulmonary artery (pulmonary artery sling): successful repair and 24 year follow-up report.
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