Software-based hybrid perfusion SPECT/CT provides diagnostic accuracy when other pulmonary embolism imaging is indeterminate

N Kumar, K Xie, W Mar, TM Anderson, B Carney… - Nuclear medicine and …, 2015 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the diagnostic performance of perfusion single-photon emission
computed tomography/computed tomography (Q-SPECT/CT) in patients suspected to have …

Computer‐aided detection of pulmonary embolism in computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA): Performance evaluation with independent data sets

C Zhou, HP Chan, B Sahiner, LM Hadjiiski… - Medical …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The authors are developing a computer‐aided detection system for pulmonary emboli (PE)
in computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) scans. The pulmonary vessel tree …

Imaging in acute pulmonary embolism with special clinical scenarios

AR Hunsaker, MT Lu, SZ Goldhaber… - Circulation …, 2010 - Am Heart Assoc
Major advances in computed tomography (CT) technol-ogy, specifically multidetector CT
(MDCT) with vastly improved spatial and temporal resolution, 1 have led to a surge in the …

V/Q SPECT imaging of acute pulmonary embolus—A practical perspective

IJ Laurence, SL Redman, AJG Corrigan, RNJ Graham - Clinical radiology, 2012 - Elsevier
The following article is intended to illustrate the place of scintigraphy and computed
tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the investigation of acute PE in current …

Navigating the pulmonary perfusion map: dual-energy computed tomography in acute pulmonary embolism

J Alis, LA Latson Jr, LB Haramati… - Journal of computer …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Pulmonary embolism is the third most common acute cardiovascular disease. Dual-energy
computed tomography perfusion imaging is a promising adjunct in the detection of acute PE …

Diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism: systematic review of evidence base and cost-effectiveness of imaging tests

T Henzler, SO Schoenberg, UJ Schoepf… - Journal of thoracic …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disease causing significant morbidity and mortality
and results in substantial socioeconomic costs to health care systems worldwide. The …

Imaging of acute pulmonary embolism using multi-detector CT angiography: an update on imaging technique and interpretation

IJC Hartmann, R Wittenberg… - European journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
Computed tomography angiography (CTA) of the pulmonary arteries has become the main
diagnostic test for the evaluation of pulmonary embolism (PE). Not only due to the good …

Radionuclide diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

S Hess, PH Madsen - Thrombosis and Embolism: from Research to …, 2017 - Springer
Diagnostic imaging plays an integral role in the diagnostic workup of suspected pulmonary
embolism, and several modalities have been employed over the years. In recent years, the …

Canadian Society of Thoracic Radiology/Canadian Association of Radiologists Best Practice Guidance for investigation of acute pulmonary embolism, part 2: technical …

ET Nguyen, C Hague, D Manos… - Canadian …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
The investigation of acute pulmonary embolism is a common task for radiologists in Canada.
Technical image quality and reporting quality must be excellent; pulmonary embolism is a …

Pulmonary perfusion by iodine subtraction maps CT angiography in acute pulmonary embolism: comparison with pulmonary perfusion SPECT (PASEP trial)

B Dissaux, PY Le Floch, P Robin, D Bourhis… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objective To assess the diagnostic accuracy of iodine map computed tomography
pulmonary angiography (CTPA), for segment-based evaluation of lung perfusion in patients …