Pulmonary angiography
Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography and pulmonary embolism: predictive value of a d dimer assay
... The presentation, symptoms and clinical signs of pul- monary embolism varies widely between patients [4]. Clinical suspicion invariably requires further investiga- tion to confirm or exclude PE. In Scotland, computed ...
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Comparison of computed tomography pulmonary angiography and point-of-care tests for pulmonary thromboembolism diagnosis in dogs
... selective pulmonary angiography have previously been used for PTE diagnosis in dogs (Suter 1984, Bunch et ...selective pulmonary angiography is an invasive and potentially high-risk procedure ...
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Deep learning to convert unstructured CT pulmonary angiography reports into structured reports
... While changes in traditionalist attitudes can be slow, advances in various artificial intelligence (AI) applica- tions have been recently accelerating. Techniques com- bining natural language processing (NLP) and machine ...
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Finding an alternative diagnosis does not justify increased use of CT-pulmonary angiography
... Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the preferred method to confirm or exclude a PE. However the non-selective use of CTPA has several dis- advantages. These include long term risks of ...
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Pulmonary embolism during pregnancy: How to avoid computed tomographic pulmonary angiography?
... CT pulmonary angiography for suspected pulmonary embolus in ...al. Pulmonary embolism during pregnancy: diagnosis with lung scintigraphy or CT angiography? Radiology 2011; ...
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A decision tree built with parameters obtained by computed tomographic pulmonary angiography is useful for predicting adverse outcomes in non-high-risk acute pulmonary embolism patients
... Acute pulmonary embolism (APE) is one of the leading causes of death in cardiovascular ...tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) may be a way to promote the predictive ...tomographic ...
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Original Article Diagnostic value of three-dimensional contrast-enhanced MR pulmonary angiography with liver acquisition volume acceleration sequence on a 3-T MR system for acute pulmonary embolism
... CT pulmonary angiography: The imaging proto- col used in the study was the standard PE protocol. Axial section images were examined. All patients underwent CTPA on a 256-slice CT scanner (Brilliance CT ...
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Treatment Effect of Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Quantified by Automatic Comparative Imaging in Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography
... systolic pulmonary artery pressure; dPAP, diastolic pulmonary pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary artery pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; 6MWD, 6-min walk distance; BNP, brain ...
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Has “respiratory coaching” before deep inspiration an impact on the incidence of transient contrast interruption during pulmonary CT angiography?
... There are some limitations to our study. First, a typical flow rate of 3 mL/s was used during the study, and although we have not found a relationship between TIC incidence and flow rate, it can be argued that with ...
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Rare Presentation of Left Lower Lobe Pulmonary Artery Dissection
... Background. Pulmonary arterial dissection with chronic pulmonary arterial hypertension as its major cause is a very rare but life- threatening ...main pulmonary trunk is the affected site usually ...
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A Case of Swyer-James-Macleod Syndrome Associated with Middle Lobe Hypoplasia and Arteriovenous Malformation
... with pulmonary angiography and magnetic resonance (MR) ...CT angiography is as least sensitive and specific as pulmonary ...angiography. Pulmonary angiography is rec- ...
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State-of-the-art chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension diagnosis and management
... mmHg, pulmonary capillary wedge pres- sure 12 mmHg, cardiac output ...Repeat pulmonary angiography revealed no evidence of new thromboembolic disease but indicated that small-vessel vasculopathy had ...
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The predictive value of PaO2/FIO2 and additional parameters for in-hospital mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: an 8-year prospective observational single-center cohort study
... tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA); and pa- tients with available data on the Simplified Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (sPESI) score, right ventricular dysfunction (RVD), and serum troponin ...
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Pulmonary Artery Dissection: A Fatal Complication of Pulmonary Hypertension
... of pulmonary artery ...catheter angiography, we believe that echocardiography should be the first choice to evaluate the cause of chest pain or shortness of breath which is not only to look for ...
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Pulmonary artery involvement in Takayasu’s arteritis: diagnosis before pulmonary hypertension
... (CT) pulmonary angiography, pulmonary arteriography, and pulmonary perfusion imaging showed pulmonary artery stenosis or occlusion in 44 ...indicating pulmonary artery ...had ...
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Postpartum Aortic Dissection and Pulmonary Embolism in a Patient with Marfan's Syndrome: A Rare and Difficult Clinical Scenario
... Suspecting Pulmonary embolism, patient was immediately shifted for CT Pulmonary angiography that revealed dilated main pulmonary trunk, right and left main pulmonary arteries ...
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Overuse and underuse of pulmonary CT angiography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
... CT pulmonary angiography, and thus we are not sure about the occurrence of pulmonary emboli and DVT after ...with pulmonary problems and pulmonary embo- lism, and we believe in case of ...
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An unusual presentation of anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) syndrome in a 70 year old man: a case report
... tomographic angiography showed the anomalous origin of left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery; the coronary vessels appeared markedly dilated and ...
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Accuracy of Doppler Ultrasonography in Assessment of Lower Extremity Peripheral Arterial Diseases
... DOI: 10.4236/ijcm.2018.96043 510 International Journal of Clinical Medicine specificity of ultrasound for detection of PAD being non-invasive compared to standard angiography [19] [20]. Duplex ultrasound provides ...
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Evaluation of number of renal arteries in live related renal donors by CT Angiography and Conventional Angiography
... Renal transplantation represents the best available replacement treatment for patients with end stage renal disease patients than performing dialysis, and living donor transplantation has been shown to offer better graft ...
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