Imaging Pregnant Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: What the Radiologist Needs to Know1
Pahade JK, Litmanovich D, Pedrosa I, Romero J, Bankier AA, Boiselle PM. Imaging Pregnant Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: What the Radiologist Needs to Know1. RadioGraphics 2009, 29: 639-54. PMID: 19270072, DOI: 10.1148/rg.293085226.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulmonary embolismClassic clinical symptomsAvailable imaging modalitiesPotential medicolegal issuesPregnant patientsVenous thromboembolismMaternal deathsClinical symptomsLeading causePhysiologic changesDose reductionContrast materialEmbolismDiagnostic imagingPregnancyManagement guidelinesImaging modalitiesMedicolegal issuesRisk management guidelinesRadiation riskRadiologistsDiagnosisFivefold increaseGuidelinesThromboembolism