September 28, 2012 (Vienna, Austria) — The ratio of the diameter of the pulmonary artery to the diameter of the aorta is a metric that not only indicates arterial enlargement and possible pulmonary ...

Imaging findings of in situ pulmonary artery thrombosis associated with radiation therapy are different from acute pulmonary emboli and do not appear to embolize Leesburg, VA, October 9, ...

—Based on their findings, these investigators believe that the benefits of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram for detection of a suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with chronic ...

A66-year-old man consulted his family physician because of progressive dyspnea. He had a history of hypertension and dyslipidemia, but no personal or family history of cardiac or respiratory diseases.

Physicians who ordered more CT pulmonary angiogram scans experienced a markedly decreased proportion of positive results, according to new research published in JAMA Internal Medicine. Chong and ...

Background and Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant global health challenge characterized by persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. Recent ...

If a doctor suspects you may have a pulmonary embolism (PE), a CT scan is the gold standard of imaging techniques. This painless scan uses intravenous (IV) contrast, a type of dye, to help the doctor ...

One of the key issues framed at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS), May 4-9, 2003, San Diego, California, was the advances in technology and techniques that are ...

Dr. Samir Zaidi (Medicine): A 48-year-old woman with a history of venous thromboembolism was seen in the pulmonary clinic of this hospital because of cough and decreased exercise tolerance. Fifteen ...