title: Imaging of acute pulmonary emboli.
abstract: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after surgical procedures. Early diagnosis and prompt, effective management of this condition present considerable clinical challenges to surgeons. Imaging studies form the mainstay of diagnosis of PE and include plain radiography, ventilation-perfusion scan, venography, echocardiography, catheter pulmonary angiogram, CT pulmonary angiogram, and MR pulmonary angiogram. Each imaging modality has a role in the diagnosis of PE.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY 10461-1602, USA. khan@lij.edu
authors.forename: Arfa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Aaron Darius
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Cann
authors.forename: Rakesh D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Shah
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D015901:Angiography, Digital Subtraction / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic / Q000379:methods; D011875:Radionuclide Angiography; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods