title: Computer tomography for venous thromboembolic disease.
abstract: Venous thromboembolic disease is composed of two disease entities: pulmonary thromboembolism/pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis. Clinical signs and symptoms of venous thromboembolic disease often are nonspecific and, as a result, the diagnosis may be difficult. If left untreated, pulmonary embolism can lead to a potentially fatal outcome. This article focuses on CT angiography as the diagnostic modality for thromboembolic pulmonary embolism and briefly discusses nonthromboembolic pulmonary embolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA. wspikes@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Wael E A
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Saad
authors.forename: Nael
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saad
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D010690:Phlebography / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis*