Ultrasound diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

G Mathis - European Journal of Ultrasound, 1996 - Elsevier
Common pulmorary is the most unexpected mortal event in necropsy, antemortem correctly
diagnosed in 28–39%. Clinical symptoms are non-specific, and chest radiography is not …

Ultrasound in pulmonary embolism: killing three birds with one stone

G Mathis - Pneumologie (Stuttgart, Germany), 2006 - europepmc.org
Pulmonary embolism remains a great diagnostic challenge. The value of different ultrasound
methods is presented in this review. Regarding the accuracy of echocardiography, it shows …

Thoracic ultrasound for diagnosing pulmonary embolism: a prospective multicenter study of 352 patients

G Mathis, W Blank, A Reißig, P Lechleitner, J Reuß… - Chest, 2005 - Elsevier
Background Pulmonary embolism (PE) continues to be a major challenge in terms of
diagnosis, as evidenced by the fact that many patients die undiagnosed and/or untreated …

Utility of ultrasound in the diagnostic work-up of suspected pulmonary embolism: an open-label multicentre randomized controlled trial (the PRIME study)

C Falster, MD Mørkenborg, M Thrane… - The Lancet Regional …, 2024 - thelancet.com
Background Prevalence of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients referred to diagnostic
imaging is decreasing, indicating a need for improving patient selection. The aim of this …

Pulmonary infarction: sonographic appearance with pathologic correlation

G Mathis, K Dirschmid - European journal of radiology, 1993 - Elsevier
Objective: Peripheral pulmonary lesions are detectable by ultrasound, the aim of this study
was to compare sonograms of pulmonary infarctions with their pathological reports …

Sonographic observation of pulmonary infarction and early infarctions by pulmonary embolism

G Mathis, J Metzler, D Fussenegger… - European heart …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Fifty-eight consecutive patients with clinical symptoms of pulmonary embolism/infarction
were examined by ultrasound as the first imaging modality. The diagnosis was confirmed in …

The role of thoracic ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

SS Comert, B Caglayan, U Akturk, A Fidan… - Annals of thoracic …, 2013 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is still a problem especially at
emergency units. The purpose of study was to determine the diagnostic accuracy of thoracic …

Sonography of lung and pleura in pulmonary embolism: sonomorphologic characterization and comparison with spiral CT scanning

A Reissig, JP Heyne, C Kroegel - Chest, 2001 - Elsevier
Study objectives Despite the widespread use of lung scanning and angiography, pulmonary
embolisms (PEs) remain undiagnosed in the majority of patients, suggesting the need for …

Consensus diagnosis pulmonary embolism

E Briët, EJ van Beek, M Oudkerk - Nederlands Tijdschrift voor …, 1993 - europepmc.org
Pulmonary embolism is a frequent occurrence and requires adequate diagnosis and
treatment to avoid unnecessary mortality and complications. However, until recently, the …

The diagnostic role of lung ultrasound and contrast-enhanced ultrasound in pulmonary embolism

A Boccatonda, L Andreetto, S Vicari… - … in Thrombosis and …, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) relies essentially on a probabilistic approach
that requires careful clinical assessments, targeted laboratory tests, and the use of …