Algorithm Rules Out Pulmonary Embolism in Cancer Patients

Published Date: 18 Jul 2026

A clinical trial finds that an algorithm routinely used to rule out pulmonary embolism works in patients with cancer, too — and could avoid up to 80,000 CT scans per year in the US.

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