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. 2024 Mar;20(1):230228.
doi: 10.1183/20734735.0228-2023. Epub 2024 Mar 12.

The CT revolution: the role of PIOPED II in establishing CT pulmonary angiography as the reference standard for pulmonary embolism diagnosis

Pia Iben Pietersen  1   2 , Céline Goyard  3 , Thomas Gille  4   5 , Constance de Margerie-Mellon  6 , Casper Falster  7   8
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The CT revolution: the role of PIOPED II in establishing CT pulmonary angiography as the reference standard for pulmonary embolism diagnosis

Pia Iben Pietersen et al. Breathe (Sheff). 2024 Mar.

Abstract

The PIOPED II study provided a robust estimate of the diagnostic accuracy of multidetector CTPA in suspected pulmonary embolism and played a pivotal role in establishing CTPA as the current diagnostic gold standard https://bit.ly/3HEyVxy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: P.I. Pietersen has received a travel grant from Boehringer Ingelheim. C. Goyard has no conflicts of interest to declare. T. Gille reports personal fees from Roche S.A.S., and other support from Oxyvie (oxygen provider), Vivisol France (oxygen provider), and Menaniri France outside the submitted work. C. de Margerie-Mellon has received fees from Bracco outside the submitted work. C. Falster has received personal fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca outside the submitted work.

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