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The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

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Right ventricular enlargement in acute pulmonary embolism derived from CT pulmonary angiography

Authors: Kanako K. Kumamaru, Michael T. Lu, Sanaz Ghaderi Niri, Andetta R. Hunsaker

Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging | Issue 3/2013

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Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction is an important marker to predict morbidity and mortality in patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) [1, 2]. Because it provides a cine assessment, echocardiography is the first-line method to evaluate RV dysfunction. However, since CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) is the standard diagnostic modality for PE [3], echocardiography is generally performed after the clinical suspicion of PE has been confirmed by CTPA. Thus there has been considerable interest in detecting RV dysfunction on CTPA. Many CT signs of RV dysfunction have been proposed [4], but the most commonly used is RV enlargement as measured by the right to left ventricular (RV/LV) diameter ratio. …

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Title: Right ventricular enlargement in acute pulmonary embolism derived from CT pulmonary angiography
Authors: Kanako K. Kumamaru
Michael T. Lu
Sanaz Ghaderi Niri
Andetta R. Hunsaker
Publication date: 01-03-2013
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1569-5794
Electronic ISSN: 1875-8312
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10554-012-0126-1

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