TY - JOUR
T1 - Multidetector Computed Tomographic Pulmonary Angiography
T2 - Beyond Acute Pulmonary Embolism
AU - Cummings, Kristopher W.
AU - Bhalla, Sanjeev
PY - 2010/1
Y1 - 2010/1
N2 - Although multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) pulmonary angiography has found widespread use in the evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism, advances in technology have allowed for its application in realms that were previously exclusive to conventional pulmonary angiography. In this article, the authors address the use of MDCT in the evaluation of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. These examples demonstrate the potential for MDCT to expand the use of computed tomographic angiography in the evaluation of the pulmonary arteries. Technical parameters, diagnostic findings at MDCT, and therapeutic implications of such findings are discussed for each condition.
AB - Although multidetector computed tomographic (MDCT) pulmonary angiography has found widespread use in the evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism, advances in technology have allowed for its application in realms that were previously exclusive to conventional pulmonary angiography. In this article, the authors address the use of MDCT in the evaluation of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary arteriovenous malformations. These examples demonstrate the potential for MDCT to expand the use of computed tomographic angiography in the evaluation of the pulmonary arteries. Technical parameters, diagnostic findings at MDCT, and therapeutic implications of such findings are discussed for each condition.
KW - CTEPH
KW - MDCT
KW - Pulmonary angiography
KW - Pulmonary embolism
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=71049172130&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.rcl.2009.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.rcl.2009.09.001
M3 - Review article
C2 - 19995629
AN - SCOPUS:71049172130
SN - 0033-8389
VL - 48
SP - 51
EP - 65
JO - Radiologic Clinics of North America
JF - Radiologic Clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -