Abstract
A retrospective analysis of CT findings was carried out in 44 patients who had a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in MDCT(multi-detector computed tomography) examination. Low attenuated pulmonary artery filling defect was detected as 1.4 emboli per patient. The other secondary findings were pleural effusion in 17, wedge-shaped atelectasis in 10, oligemia in 4 and ground glass attenuation in 2. The CT findings are highlighted with a brief review of the literature. MDCT has a definite advantage of quick and high resolution scanning of the patients with multiplanner analysis of the data.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 38-41 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Emergency Medicine, Trauma and Acute Care |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2008 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine