Abstract:pulmonary embolism (PE) as defined as a Traditional Well's score of less than two, a modified Wells score of less than or equal four, or a Revised Geneva Score (RGS) of three or less. The primary goal of this pilot study was to determine the incidence of missed PE diagnosed by computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in patients undergoing evaluation for PE with a quantitative d-dimer assay of 0.5-1.0 mg/ L and a low-risk pre-test probability. The secondary goal of the study was to determine whether ad… Show more
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