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Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnostic Accuracy of Unenhanced MR and Influence in Mortality Rates.
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- Comparison of the diagnostic performance of non-contrast MR angiography and planar V/Q scintigraphy for pulmonary embolism: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2025Pooled it
- Pregnancy-Related Cardiovascular Diseases: A Radiological Overview.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2025Review
- Detection of acute pulmonary embolism using native repeated magnetic resonance imaging acquisitions under free-breathing and without respiratory or cardiac gating. A diagnostic accuracy study.European journal of radiology open · 2024Article
- Diagnostic accuracy of true fast imaging with steady-state precession, MR pulmonary angiography and volume-interpolated body examination for pulmonary embolism compared with CT pulmonary angiography.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Clinical Value of Noncontrast-Enhanced Radial Quiescent-Interval Slice-Selective (QISS) Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Compared to Contrast-Enhanced Computed Tomography and Cartesian Balanced Steady-State Free Precession.Journal of magnetic resonance imaging : JMRI · 2020Article
- Multimodal indirect imaging signs of pulmonary embolism.The British journal of radiology · 2020Article
- Thoracic calcifications on magnetic resonance imaging: correlations with computed tomography.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia · 2019Article
- State-of-the-Art Imaging for the Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolism.Current treatment options in cardiovascular medicine · 2018Review
- "Pulmonary Vein Sign" for Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis in Computed Tomography Angiography.Lung · 2017Article
- How to train radiology residents to diagnose pulmonary embolism using a dedicated MRI protocol.Acta radiologica open · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectivesWe evaluated the diagnostic value for pulmonary embolism (PE) of the True fast imaging with steady-state precession (TrueFISP) MRI, a method that allows the visualization of pulmonary vasculature without breath holding or intravenous contrast.
methodsThis is a prospective investigation including 93 patients with suspected PE. All patients underwent TrueFISP MRI after undergoing CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA). Two independent readers evaluated each MR study, and consensus was obtained. CTPA results were analysed by a third independent reviewer and these results served as the reference standard. A fourth radiologist was responsible for evaluating if lesions found on MRI for both analysis were the same and if these were the correspondent lesions on the CTPA. Sensitivity, specificity, predictive values and accuracy were calculated. Evidence for death from PE within the 1-year follow-up was also assessed.
resultsTwo patients could not undergo the real-time MRI and were excluded from the study. PE prevalence was 22%. During the 1-year follow-up period, eight patients died, whereas PE was responsible for 12.5% of cases. Between patients who developed PE, only 5% died due to this condition. There were no differences between MR and CT embolism detection in these subjects. MR sequences had a sensitivity of 85%, specificity was 98.6% and accuracy was 95.6%. Agreement between readers was high (κ= 0.87).
conclusionsCompared with contrast-enhanced CT, unenhanced MR sequences demonstrate good accuracy and no differences in the mortality rates in 1 year were detected.
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