In the era when positron emission tomography (PET) seems to constitute the most advanced
application of nuclear medicine imaging, still the conventional procedure of single photon …

(CT) angiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) has dramatically increased
as a consequence of major advances in CT technology. The question now no longer …

ContextPrevious studies have evaluated the safety of relatively complex combinations of
clinical decision rules and diagnostic tests in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism …

Background—Acute massive pulmonary embolism (PE) carries an exceptionally high
mortality rate. We explored how often adjunctive therapies, particularly thrombolysis and …

ContextVentilation-perfusion (/) lung scanning and computed tomographic pulmonary
angiography (CTPA) are widely used imaging procedures for the evaluation of patients with …

Background Single-detector–row computed tomography (CT) has a low sensitivity for
pulmonary embolism and must be combined with venous-compression ultrasonography of …

Background—In patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), rapid and accurate risk
assessment is paramount in selecting the appropriate treatment strategy. Right ventricular …

Background: International guidelines include several strategies for diagnosing pulmonary
embolism with confidence, but little is known about how these guidelines are implemented …

Background—We investigated the prognostic role of right ventricular enlargement on
multidetector-row chest CT in acute pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods and Results—We …

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to compare the prognostic role of various
computed tomography (CT) signs of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, including 3 …