Balloon-occlusion pulmonary cineangiography for diagnosing pulmonary embolism.
For the angiographic diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) we performed balloon-occlusion pulmonary cineangiography in ten consecutive patients. The technical aspects of the balloon-occlusion cineangiographic technique are reviewed, and its complementary role in the diagnosis of PE are outlined and illustrated with several examples.
D000328:Adult; D002932:Cineangiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*