title: Embolotherapy in the bronchial and pulmonary circulations.
abstract: This two-part article first discusses the role of bronchial artery transcatheter embolotherapy in the management of patients with hemoptysis. Following this discussion, the authors review pulmonary arteriovenous malformations, their embolization, follow-up protocols, and outcome criteria as currently practiced at the authors' Vascular Malformation Center.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA. saluja@biomed.med.yale.edu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saluja
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Henderson
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000098:blood supply*; D001995:Bronchography; D000075202:Contraindications; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000002:abnormalities; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities; D016896:Treatment Outcome