Multidetector Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography

Martin L. Gunn; Adam Worthington; Damien Hoon; John M. Barnett; C. Craig Blackmore

doi:10.1097/rct.0b013e318153fd2a

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Multidetector Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiography

Martin L. Gunn Adam Worthington Damien Hoon John M. Barnett C. Craig Blackmore

Year: 2008 Journal: Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography Vol: 32 (5)Pages: 778-782 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

DOI: 10.1097/rct.0b013e318153fd2a

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Abstract

Arm position does not affect pulmonary arterial enhancement during CTPA. There was greater central venous compression and more beam-hardening artifact arising from the SVC when the arm was held above the head.

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Medicine Pulmonary embolism Pulmonary artery Pulmonary angiography Superior vena cava Radiology Right pulmonary artery Angiography Hounsfield scale Nuclear medicine Cardiology Computed tomography

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