ReviewCardiovascular diagnosis and therapy2018
Imaging of acute pulmonary embolism: an update.
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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
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.BMC medical imaging · 2025Pooled it
- Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 and value of D-dimer assessment: a meta-analysis.European radiology · 2021Pooled it
- A randomised controlled trial comparing three clinical administration strategies in spectral detector CT pulmonary angiography with low contrast medium dose.European radiology · 2025Trial
- Patient-Specific Timing for Pulmonary CT Angiography: Human Validation of a Physiologically Derived Post-Trigger Delay Model.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Obese Adolescent with Factor V Leiden-Related Pulmonary Embolism: Case-Based Insight into Paediatric Thrombosis Management.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Deep-learning based image reconstruction enables reduced dose CT pulmonary angiography with non-inferior image quality.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- When Cancer Clots: An Extensive Radiologic Analysis of Cancer-Associated Thromboembolism.Cancers · 2026Review
- Diagnoses of pulmonary embolism from non-contrast 4DCT using image processing-derived quantitative perfusion scores.npj biomedical innovations · 2026Article
- Diagnostic performance of lung perfusion SPECT/CT using perfusion defect and decrease criteria: a comparative study with CTPA in pulmonary thromboembolism.Annals of nuclear medicine · 2026Article
- Reducing contrast media dosage for pulmonary embolism CTPA in PCD-CT: a comparative study of EID-CT and PCD-CT in the era of individualized protocolling.European radiology · 2026Article
- Prognostic Value of CT-Derived Indicators of Right-Heart Strain and Thrombus Burden for In-Hospital Adverse Events in Acute Pulmonary Embolism.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Clinical Triage of Massive Pulmonary Embolism Masked by Giant Bullous Disease: The Diagnostic Value of Silent Hypoxia and Physical Examination.International medical case reports journal · 2026Article
- Cardiac CT in Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease (NOCAD): A Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Appropriateness of CT Pulmonary Angiography Requests at Croydon University Hospital: An Audit.Cureus · 2025Article
- Application of a diagnostic strategy for patients with suspected pulmonary embolism in a middle-income country.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Observational
- A Retrospective Perspective: Evaluating Pulmonary Embolism Risk Factors and Survival Trends.Annals of African medicine · 2025Article
- Improvement of artificial intelligence-based computed tomography pulmonary angiography in identifying acute pulmonary embolism.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- High Risk of Venous Thromboembolism With Aspirin Prophylaxis After THA for High-riding Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: A Retrospective, Comparative Study.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Article
- Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Olaparib inCurrent oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation and management of acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the current standard of care and provides accurate diagnosis with rapid turnaround time. CT also provides information on other potential causes of acute chest pain. With dual-energy CT, lung perfusion abnormalities can also be detected and quantified. Chest radiograph has limited utility, occasionally showing findings of PE or infarction, but is useful in evaluating other potential causes of chest pain. Ventilation-perfusion (VQ) scan demonstrates ventilation-perfusion mismatches in these patients, with several classification schemes, typically ranging from normal to high. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) also provides accurate diagnosis, but is available in only specialized centers and requires higher levels of expertise. Catheter pulmonary angiography is no longer used for diagnosis and is used only for interventional management. Echocardiography is used for risk stratification of these patients. In this article, we review the role of imaging in the evaluation of acute PE.
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