Can we use CT pulmonary angiography as an alternative to echocardiography in determining right ventricular dysfunction and its severity in patients with acute pulmonary thromboembolism?
Articles > Article · 2012
Authors: Gürsel ÇOK, Mehmet Sezai TAŞBAKAN, Naim CEYLAN, Selen BAYRAKTAROĞLU, Soner DUMAN
Japanese Journal of Radiology, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, WoS, 2012, vol 31, pp 172-178
DOI: 10.1007/s11604-012-0164-6
Summary
Our aim was to investigate the role of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the diagnosis of right ventricular dysfunction (RVD) and massive pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE).