title: [Contemporary diagnostics of pulmonary arterial embolism].
abstract: Nowadays, computed tomography along with pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is a recognized method of assumed pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnostics; however, even in experienced centers, CTPA sensitivity varies between 58 and 95%. Computed tomography with contrast venography and femoral scanning aimed at the diagnostics of profound venous thromboembolism, is a useful addition to CTPA. Besides these methods, some other well-known diagnostic techniques may be used in complex PE diagnostics: ventilation-perfusion pulmonary scanning, the evaluation of PE probability by clinical manifestations (P. Wells method), and digital subtraction angiography.
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Vermel'
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D036542:Tomography, Spiral Computed / Q000639:trends*