Reconstructed 4-chamber views compared with axial imaging for assessment of right ventricular enlargement on CT pulmonary angiograms

Paul D. Stein, Fadi Matta, Abdo Y. Yaekoub, Lawrence R. Goodman, H. Dirk Sostman, John G. Weg, Charles A. Hales, Russell D. Hull, Kenneth V. Leeper, Afzal Beemath, Ibrahim M. Saeed, Pamela K. Woodard

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Abstract

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that right enlargement assessed from right ventricular/left ventricular (RV/LV) dimension ratios of computed tomographic (CT) angiograms are equivalent irrespective of whether measured on axial views or reconstructed 4-chamber views. Methods: RV/LV dimension ratios were calculated from measurements on axial views, manually reconstructed 4-chamber views and computer generated reconstructed 4-chamber views of CT angiograms in 152 patients with PE. Results: Paired readings of the axial view and manually reconstructed 4-chamber view showed agreement with RV/LV ≥1 or RV/LV <1 in 114 of 127 (89.8%). Paired readings also showed agreement in 119 of 127 (93.7%) with axial views and computer generated reconstructed 4-chamber views. The McNemar test showed no statistically significant difference between assessments of RV enlargement (RV/LV ≥ 1) with any method. Conclusion: Right ventricular enlargement can be determined from axial views on CT angiograms, which are readily and immediately available, without obtaining 4-chamber reconstructed views.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)342-347
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009

Keywords

  • CT pulmonary angiography
  • Pulmonary embolism
  • Right ventricular enlargement
  • Venous thromboembolism

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