Evolving imaging techniques in diagnostic strategies of pulmonary embolism

H Robert-Ebadi, G Le Gal, M Righini - Expert review of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Modern non invasive diagnostic strategies for pulmonary embolism (PE) rely on the
sequential use of clinical probability assessment, D-dimer measurement and thoracic …

Competitive assessments of pulmonary embolism: noninvasiveness versus the golden standard

Y Ma, S Yan, L Zhou, DT Yuan - Vascular, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Diagnosis of suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) is crucial as undiagnosed and over-
diagnosis can both lead to serious consequences. Contemporary diagnostic approach of PE …

New developments and future challenges of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging for pulmonary embolism

PY Le Roux, P Robin, PY Salaun - Thrombosis research, 2018 - Elsevier
Although widely validated, current tests for pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis, ie
computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and V/Q planar scintigraphy, have …

Comparison of three diagnostic strategies for suspicion of pulmonary embolism: planar ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q), CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and …

R Le Pennec, PY Le Roux, P Robin, F Couturaud… - BMJ open, 2024 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a challenge to diagnose and when missed,
exposes patients to potentially fatal recurrent events. Beyond CT pulmonary angiography …

[HTML][HTML] Protocol: Comparison of three diagnostic strategies for suspicion of pulmonary embolism: planar ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q), CT pulmonary angiography …

R Le Pennec, PY Le Roux, P Robin, F Couturaud… - BMJ Open, 2024 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Introduction Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a challenge to diagnose and when missed,
exposes patients to potentially fatal recurrent events. Beyond CT pulmonary angiography …

State-of-the-art imaging in pulmonary embolism: ventilation/perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography versus computed tomography angiography …

S Hess, EC Frary, O Gerke… - Seminars in thrombosis …, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common, ubiquitous, and potentially lethal disease. As
symptoms and clinical findings are notoriously nonspecific, diagnostic imaging is essential …

Imaging techniques for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

D Aghajanzadeh, N Gassanov, M Schmidt… - Reports in Medical …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a cardiovascular emergency with high morbidity and mortality.
The diagnostic workup of patients with suspected acute PE remains difficult due to a wide …

Diagnostic strategies for suspected acute pulmonary embolism: Current status and future perspectives of pulmonary ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy

PY Le Roux, PY Salaun, J Rousset… - … . Imagerie Fonctionnelle et …, 2014 - inis.iaea.org
[en] Diagnostic management of a patient with suspected acute pulmonary embolism is not
based on a single and definitive test but on the application of integrated diagnostic …

Diagnostic accuracy of single-photon emission tomography ventilation/perfusion lung scan in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

PY Le Roux, JC Cornily, M Jaffrelot, A Delluc… - Chest, 2011 - europepmc.org
Background Planar ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) lung scintigraphy is a validated tool for the
diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). Nevertheless, given the high rate of nonconclusive …

Pulmonary embolism: a clinician's perspective

PS Wells - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2008 - Elsevier
Recent advances in the management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE)
have both improved diagnostic accuracy as well as made management algorithms safer and …