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Pulmonary embolism was diagnosed by combined perfusion and ventilation scintigraphy in 30 patients. A control examination 6 months later revealed pulmonary embolism or infarction in 8, in spite of conventional treatment. Therefore, patients treated for pulmonary embolism should be reexamined 3 to 6 months after diagnosis.
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Hvid-Jacobsen, K., Fogh, J., Nielsen, S.L. et al. Scintigraphic control of pulmonary embolism. Eur J Nucl Med 14, 71–72 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253444
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