Prognostic value of perfusion defect volume at dual energy CTA in patients with pulmonary embolism: Correlation with CTA obstruction scores, CT parameters of right ventricular dysfunction and adverse clinical outcome

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 3592-3597

  Apfaltrer, Paul ^a   Bachmann, Valentin ^a   Meyer, Mathias ^a   Henzler, Thomas ^a   Barraza, John M ^b   Gruettner, Joachim ^a   Walter, Thomas ^a   Schoepf, U Joseph ^b   Schoenberg, Stefan O ^a   Fink, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; CTPA; Dual energy CTA; Perfusion defect; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DUAL ENERGY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VOLUME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, DUAL-ENERGY SCANNED PROJECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, RIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867014738     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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