The filling defect of pulmonary artery, an imaging finding what we should know
| Autor: | Xin Cao Tao, Li Zhu, Zhenguo Zhai, Zhan-Hong Ma, Min Liu, Jie Luo |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
lcsh:Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system medicine.medical_specialty Computed tomography Review Article 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Filling defect computed tomography pulmonary angiography medicine.artery medicine Pulmonary angiography magnetic resonance imaging pulmonary artery filling defect Medical diagnosis lcsh:RC705-779 medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Magnetic resonance imaging lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system lcsh:RC666-701 Pulmonary artery Etiology Radiology Presentation (obstetrics) business |
| Zdroj: | Pulmonary Circulation Pulmonary Circulation, Vol 10 (2020) |
| ISSN: | 2045-8940 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/2045894020910687 |
| Popis: | The most common cause of pulmonary artery filling defects on computed tomography pulmonary angiography or magnetic resonance imaging is pulmonary thromboembolism, but not infrequently, the presentation of this finding lacks specificity. Given that the morbidity and mortality associated with pulmonary thromboembolism is high, proper diagnosis of the condition is essential. Unusual or more rarely encountered etiologies must be considered when clinical manifestations and imaging findings are inconsistent. With this review, our purpose is to describe possible causes of pulmonary arterial filling defects. We aim to provide clinicians with a comprehensive list of differential diagnoses to facilitate a measured approach to the assessment of pulmonary arterial filling defects on computed tomography pulmonary angiography or magnetic resonance imaging. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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