Perrier A
Department of Medicine, Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland.
Hosp Pract (1995). 1998 Sep 15;33(9):47-50, 53-5. doi: 10.3810/hp.1998.09.109.
With the development of new methods for detecting pulmonary embolism, the need for angiography has been greatly reduced. Plasma D-dimer assays, lower-limb ultrasonography, and ventilation/perfusion lung scans in combination with the clinical assessment enable safe, cost-effective diagnoses.