Value of the ventilation/perfusion scan in acute pulmonary embolism: Saltzman HA, Alavi A, Greenspan RH, et al JAMA 263:2753–2759 May 1990
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- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 137 KB
- Volume
- 19
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
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✦ Synopsis
dence for biliary tract disease (25 patients). No patient in either group had a major radiologic finding (ie, pneumoperitoneum, pneumobilia, or bowel obstruction). The percentage of minor findings was not statistically different between the two groups. The incidence of right upperquadrant calcification was also not statistically different between the two groups. It was concluded that plain abdominal radiographic findings are nonspecific in patients with gallbladder disease and are not useful in differentiating between patients with biliary colic and acute cholecystitis. This study also suggests that plain abdominal radiographic findings are not useful in differentiating between patients with and without biliary tract disease.