The researchers found that, in the eight years since the introduction of CT pulmonary angiography in 1998, there has been an 80% increase in the age-adjusted incidence of pulmonary embolism (from ...

For patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography is superior to chest radiography for providing a diagnosis, even when no PE is present; however ...

Inclusion criteria were ED patients with suspected PE for which a diagnostic test was ordered, such as D-Dimer, CTPA, ventilation/perfusion (VQ) scan or pulmonary angiogram.

Of the remaining 174 patients at higher clinical risk or with positive D-dimer tests, 52 had PE detected by subsequent pulmonary angiography: 27 had deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) detected by ...

Numerous case reports have indicated that, in man, substantial resolution of pulmonary embolism may occur within days or weeks as demonstrated by pulmonary angiography. 4–10 However, a ...

Ultimately, preferred use of pulmonary MRA to diagnosis PE among the general population conserved (from April 1 to July 31, 2022) an estimated 27 liters of iohexol (Omnipaque) 350mg/ml.

Emergency physicians are still too often turning to CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) to evaluate suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), recent data from two US metropolitan areas indicate. Of more than 1.8 ...

Stein, P. D. et al. Gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography for pulmonary embolism: a multicenter prospective study (PIOPED III). Ann. Intern. Med. 152, 434–443 (2010) Article Google ...

Pulmonary embolism was ruled out as the cause of syncope in 330 of the 560 patients on the basis of the diagnostic algorithm. Of the remaining 230 patients, 58.7% had a positive D-dimer assay, 1.3% ...

Nuclear Medicine Approach Can Be First Choice For Excluding Pulmonary Embolism In Young Women Date: September 12, 2007 Source: Society of Nuclear Medicine Summary: Young women at risk of having a ...

Among adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who are admitted to the hospital for an acute exacerbation (AE), more than 1 in 20 had a pulmonary embolism (PE), researchers in ...

Pulmonary angiography is an X-ray procedure that looks at the blood vessels leading to and from your lungs. The X-rays produced are called pulmonary angiograms, which may show blood clots in and ...