Pulmonary Infarction
He H, Stein M, Zalta B, Haramati L. Pulmonary Infarction. Journal Of Thoracic Imaging 2006, 21: 1-7. PMID: 16538148, DOI: 10.1097/01.rti.0000187433.06762.fb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPercent of patientsPleuritic chest painPulmonary infarctionPulmonary embolismDual blood supplyChest painCT findingsIschemic injuryParenchymal opacitiesBlood supplyExtent of PEClinical symptoms/signsAcute pulmonary embolismPulmonary vascular obstructionSymptoms/signsClot burdenPeripheral opacitiesConsecutive adultsHeart failureLower lobeMean ageVascular obstructionClinical correlatesImaging featuresFocal decreaseComputed Tomography Evaluation of Right Heart Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism
He H, Stein M, Zalta B, Haramati L. Computed Tomography Evaluation of Right Heart Dysfunction in Patients With Acute Pulmonary Embolism. Journal Of Computer Assisted Tomography 2006, 30: 262-266. PMID: 16628044, DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRight heart dysfunctionAcute pulmonary embolismPulmonary embolismPulmonary vascular obstructionHeart dysfunctionSpecificity of CTClot burdenVascular obstructionRight ventricleInterventricular septumCT scanRight ventricular dilatationComputed Tomography EvaluationHours of CTSignificant differencesAdequate echocardiogramsTomography findingsConsecutive adultsMost patientsVentricular dilatationMean ageChest CTTomography evaluationNongated CTEmbolism