Role of MDCT in identification of the bleeding site and the vessels causing hemoptysis.
OBJECTIVE
MDCT has improved the management of hemoptysis by providing more precise depiction of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries than conventional CT. The purpose of this article is to review the role of MDCT in the identification of the bleeding site and the vessels causing hemoptysis.


CONCLUSIONS
Identification of the origin of the involved systemic arteries (bronchial and nonbronchial) or involved pulmonary artery on MDCT enables the interventional radiologist to treat them, especially in elderly patients with a tortuous aorta and atheroma.
Khalil
Antoine
A
Department of Radiology, AP-HP Tenon Hospital, 4 Rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France. antoine_khalil@yahoo.fr
Fartoukh
Muriel
M
Tassart
Marc
M
Parrot
Antoine
A
Marsault
Claude
C
Carette
Marie-France
MF
D000792:Angiography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D001981:Bronchial Arteries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*