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Most cases of pulmonary thromboembolism are caused by obstruction of a pulmonary artery by a thrombus dislodged from the veins of the legs, pelvis or abdomen. Rarely, the thrombus may originate in the right atrium and upper limbs.
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Flower, C. (1981). Pulmonary Thromboembolism. In: Radiology of the Respiratory System. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8090-7_6
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