Japanese journal of radiology

The most recent articles from: Jpn J Radiol March 2013

Jpn J Radiol · Mar 2013

Can we use CT pulmonary angiography as an alternative to echocardiography in determining right ventricular dysfunction and its severity in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism?

Our aim was to investigate the role of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the diagnosis of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE). ⋯ We concluded that in the patients with PTE, PAOI ≥50 % and RV/LV >1.0 in CTPA could be helpful to demonstrate RVD.

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