PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Teresa L. Carman
AU  - Steven R. Deitcher
TI  - Advances in diagnosing and excluding pulmonary embolism: Spiral CT and D-dimer measurement
DP  - 2002 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 721--729
VI  - 69
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/721.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/9/721.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2002 Sep 01; 69
AB  - No single imaging study or blood test is 100% sensitive and specific for pulmonary embolism. A combination of pretest clinical probability assessment, noninvasive pulmonary imaging (V/Q scanning or spiral CT), and D-dimer testing seems prudent before pursuing pulmonary angiography.