HomeRadiologyVol. 242, No. 1 PreviousNext Reviews and CommentaryEditorialsDiagnostic Pathways in Acute Pulmonary Embolism: Recommendations of the PIOPED II InvestigatorsPaul D. Stein, Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, Thomas W. Wakefield, Victor F. Tapson, H. Dirk Sostman, Thomas A. Sos, Deborah A. Quinn, Kenneth V. Leeper, Jr, Russell D. Hull, Charles A. Hales, Alexander Gottschalk, Lawrence R. Goodman, Sarah E. Fowler, John D. BuckleyPaul D. Stein, Pamela K. Woodard, John G. Weg, Thomas W. Wakefield, Victor F. Tapson, H. Dirk Sostman, Thomas A. Sos, Deborah A. Quinn, Kenneth V. Leeper, Jr, Russell D. Hull, Charles A. Hales, Alexander Gottschalk, Lawrence R. Goodman, Sarah E. Fowler, John D. BuckleyAuthor Affiliations1From the Department of Research, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital, 44405 Woodward Ave, Pontiac, MI 48341-5023 (P.D.S.); Department of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich (P.D.S.); Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Mo (P.K.W.); Departments of Medicine (J.G.W.) and Surgery (T.W.F.), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich; Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC (V.F.T.); Office of the Dean, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, and Office of the Executive Vice President, Methodist Hospital, Houston, Tex (H.D.S.); Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY (T.A.S.); Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass (D.A.Q., C.A.H.); Department of Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga (K.V.L.); Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (R.D.H.); Department of Radiology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich (A.G.); Department of Radiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis (L.R.G.); the Biostatistics Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, George Washington University, Rockville, Md (S.E.F.); and Department of Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Mich (J.D.B.). Received June 5, 2006; final version accepted June 8. Supported by grants HL63899, HL63928, HL63931, HL063932, HL63940, HL63941, HL63942, HL63981, HL63982, and HL67453 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.Address correspondence to P.D.S. (e-mail: [email protected]).Paul D. SteinPamela K. WoodardJohn G. WegThomas W. WakefieldVictor F. TapsonH. Dirk SostmanThomas A. SosDeborah A. QuinnKenneth V. Leeper, JrRussell D. HullCharles A. HalesAlexander GottschalkLawrence R. GoodmanSarah E. FowlerJohn D. BuckleyPublished Online:Jan 1 2007https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2421060971MoreSectionsFull textPDF ToolsImage ViewerAdd to favoritesCiteTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked In References1 Stein PD, Fowler SE, Goodman LR, et al. Multidetector computed tomography for acute pulmonary embolism. N Engl J Med 2006; 354(22): 2317–2327. 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