Abdominal visceral adipose tissue is associated with unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine CT scans in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

OBJECTIVE: Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) has been increasingly diagnosed as an incidental finding on CT scans for routine staging in cancer patients. Previous studies suggest that obesity is an independent risk factor for venous thromboembolism in patients with malignant tumors. In this study...

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Publicado no:Br J Radiol
Main Authors: Xiao, Xiaojuan, Wang, Yao, Gao, Ying, Xie, Qiuxia, Zhou, Xuhui, Lin, Ling, Dekkers, Ilona A., Lamb, Hildo J.
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: The British Institute of Radiology. 2019
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Acesso em linha:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913357/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31595778
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20190526
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