Pulmonary embolism remains a diagnostic challenge, but recent advances in serologic testing (D-dimer) and improved imaging methods (multidetector computed tomographic scanning) have allowed much ...

Medically reviewed by Josephine Hessert, DO Pulmonary angiography is a test that studies blood flow in your lungs. Its ...

Ultrasound is not necessary when computed tomography is performed. The role of venous duplex ultrasound (US) of the legs in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) is not clear with the ...

In 2020, Atlantic Health introduced an AI algorithm that can analyse CT scans for the signs of pulmonary embolism — a potentially life-threatening condition when blood flow is blocked to part of ...

Pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel (artery) in the lung, usually by a blood clot. In most cases, the clots are small and aren't deadly, but they can damage the lung. But ...

National guidance said that either a VQ or CTPA [CT Pulmonary Angiogram] could be undertaken and on this occasion, a VQ scan was done 'which confirmed that there was no Pulmonary Embolism'.

The CINA-iPE tool detects incidental pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening blockage in a lung artery, during routine CT scans and is intended to address delayed and missed findings. Unsuspected ...