Role of Transthoracic Lung Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Libing Jiang; Yuefeng Ma; Changwei Zhao; Weifeng Shen; Xia Feng; Yongan Xu; Mao Zhang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0129909

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Role of Transthoracic Lung Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Libing Jiang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Libing Jiang, Yuefeng Ma

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, China Emergency and Critical Care Evidence-based Group, Hangzhou, China
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Yuefeng Ma ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Libing Jiang, Yuefeng Ma

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, China Emergency and Critical Care Evidence-based Group, Hangzhou, China
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Changwei Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Weifeng Shen,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Xia Feng,

Affiliations China Emergency and Critical Care Evidence-based Group, Hangzhou, China, Department of respiration, The Third People’s Hospital of Hangzhou,Hangzhou, China
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Yongan Xu,

Affiliation Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Mao Zhang

* E-mail: zmhzjzk@163.com

Affiliations Department of Emergency Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine &Institute of emergency Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, China Emergency and Critical Care Evidence-based Group, Hangzhou, China
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Role of Transthoracic Lung Ultrasonography in the Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Libing Jiang,
Yuefeng Ma,
Changwei Zhao,
Weifeng Shen,
Xia Feng,
Yongan Xu,
Mao Zhang

Published: June 15, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0129909

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