Two decades of SPECT/CT–the coming of age of a technology: an updated review of literature evidence

O Israel, O Pellet, L Biassoni, D De Palma… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) combined with computed
tomography (CT) was introduced as a hybrid SPECT/CT imaging modality two decades ago …

Imaging of pulmonary hypertension in adults: a position paper from the Fleischner Society

M Remy-Jardin, CJ Ryerson, ML Schiebler… - Radiology, 2021 - pubs.rsna.org
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is defined by a mean pulmonary artery pressure greater than
20 mm Hg and classified into five different groups sharing similar pathophysiologic …

2014 ESC Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of acute pulmonary embolism: The Task Force for the Diagnosis and Management of Acute Pulmonary …

Authors/Task Force Members… - European heart …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
The task of developing ESC Guidelines covers not only the integration of the most recent
research, but also the creation of educational tools and implementation programmes for the …

Techniques of assessing small airways dysfunction

W McNulty, OS Usmani - European clinical respiratory journal, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The small airways are defined as those less than 2 mm in diameter. They are a major site of
pathology in many lung diseases, not least chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) …

EANM guideline for ventilation/perfusion single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and beyond

M Bajc, C Schümichen, T Grüning, A Lindqvist… - European journal of …, 2019 - Springer
These guidelines update the previous EANM 2009 guidelines on the diagnosis of
pulmonary embolism (PE). Relevant new aspects are related to (a) quantification of PE and …

[HTML][HTML] Management of venous thromboembolism in pregnancy

DR Kalaitzopoulos, A Panagopoulos, S Samant… - Thrombosis research, 2022 - Elsevier
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pregnancy, consisting of deep venous thrombosis (DVT)
and pulmonary embolism (PE), is a major factor of maternal mortality. Several patient …

First in vivo magnetic particle imaging of lung perfusion in rats

XY Zhou, KE Jeffris, YY Elaine, B Zheng… - Physics in Medicine …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Pulmonary embolism (PE), along with the closely related condition of deep vein thrombosis,
affect an estimated 600 000 patients in the US per year. Untreated, PE carries a mortality …

Diagnosis and exclusion of pulmonary embolism

JA Kline - Thrombosis research, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Failure to test for pulmonary embolism (PE) can be a lethal mistake, but PE and
produces symptoms similar to many other diseases. Overtesting for PE has negative …

PET/CT lung ventilation and perfusion scanning using galligas and gallium-68-MAA

PY Le Roux, RJ Hicks, S Siva, MS Hofman - Seminars in nuclear medicine, 2019 - Elsevier
Ventilation/Perfusion (V/Q) positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET/CT)
is now possible by substituting Technetium-99m (99m Tc) with Gallium-68 (68 Ga), using the …

Imaging of acute and chronic thromboembolic disease: state of the art

A Ruggiero, NJ Screaton - Clinical radiology, 2017 - Elsevier
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition that requires prompt
diagnosis and treatment. Recent advances in imaging allow acute and rapid recognition …