Evidence map›Paper›PMID 27703656›Full record

ArticleIranian journal of radiology : a quarterly journal published by the Iranian Radiological Society2016

Diagnostic Value of Dual-Source Computerized Tomography Combined with Perfusion Imaging for Peripheral Pulmonary Embolism.

Xijin Mao, Shanshan Wang, Xingyue Jiang, Lin Zhang, Wenjian Xu

Open access · diamondAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Iranian journal of radiology : a quarterly journal published by the Iranian Radiological Society, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Article
  3. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xijin MaoDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China; Department of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, China.
Shanshan WangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, China.
Xingyue JiangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, China.
Lin ZhangDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College, Binzhou, China.
Wenjian XuDepartment of Radiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Binzhou Medical University · CNQingdao University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPulmonary embolism has become the third most common cardiovascular disease, which can seriously harm human health.

objectivesTo investigate the diagnostic value of dual-source computerized tomography (CT) and perfusion imaging for peripheral pulmonary embolism. PATIENTS AND

methodsThirty-two patients with suspected pulmonary embolism underwent dual-source CT exams. To compare the ability of pulmonary embolism detection software (PED) with CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in determining the presence, numbers, and locations of pulmonary emboli, the subsequent images were reviewed by two radiologists using both imaging modalities. Also, the diagnostic consistency between PED and CTPA images and dual-energy pulmonary perfusion imaging (DEPI) for segmental pulmonary embolism was compared.

resultsCTPA images revealed 50 (7.81%) segmental and 56 (4.38%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms, while the PED images showed 68 (10.63%) segmental and 94 (7.34%) sub-segmental pulmonary embolisms. Thus, the detection rate on PED images for peripheral pulmonary embolism was significantly higher than that of the CTPA images (P < 0.05). There was good consistency for diagnosing segmental pulmonary embolism between PED and CTPA and DEPI (kappa = 0.85). The sensitivity and specificity of DEPI images for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism were 91.7% and 97.5%, respectively.

conclusionPED software of dual-source CT combined with perfusion imaging can significantly improve the detection rate of peripheral pulmonary embolism.

Indexed as

Dual-Source CTPerfusion ImagingPeripheral Pulmonary EmbolismPulmonary Embolism Detection Software

Identifiers

PMID27703656
PMCPMC5039736
OpenAlexW2325308495

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.