Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a potentially life threatening condition requiring adequate diagnosis and treatment. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is excellent for including and excluding PE, therefore CT is the first-choice diagnostic imaging technique in patients suspected of having acute PE. Due to its wide availability and low invasiveness, CTPA tends to be overused. Correct i...

70 year-old female with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presented with typical symptoms of an exacerbation of COPD. Management of COPD resolved her wheezing, but ongoing hypoxia and retrospective history of atypical chest pain prompted exclusion of a pulmonary embolus. A CT Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA) with standard 64-slice CT revealed an extensive non-occlusive defect in a grossly ...

Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a critical condition with various recognized risk factors. This study investigates these factors in regional Australian population. Aims: The primary aim to examine the significance of traditional clinical decision request computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scan for suspected PE within this population and assess association between timing CTP...

Background: Pulmonary thromboembolism can be easily diagnosed with computed tomography (CT) and pulmonary angiography (CTPA). However, diagnosis is difficult since a contrast agent cannot used. Several criteria are recommended for the of embolism (PE) non-enhanced CT. Objectives: The aim this study to investigate value increase in artery diameter (PA-D) ratio / ascending aorta (Ao-D) (PA-D/Ao-D...

DESCRIPTION Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a severe disease and is difficult to diagnose, given its nonspecific signs and symptoms. Because of this, testing patients with suspected acute PE has increased dramatically. However, the overuse of some tests, particularly computed tomography (CT) and plasma d-dimer measurement, may not improve care while potentially leading to patient harm and unnece...

Pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) is a relatively common cardiovascular emergency and massive PTE has always been a major source of morbidity and mortality. The traditional window period for thrombolysis in patients presenting with acute PTE is two weeks. We present a series of three patients with sub‑massive PTE, out of which two patients had acute and one patient subacute presentation. They had...