Diagnostic Performance of Pulmonary Embolism Imaging in Patients with History of Asthma.
Lazarus M, Kim Y, Mathai B, Levsky J, Freeman L, Haramati L, Moadel R. Diagnostic Performance of Pulmonary Embolism Imaging in Patients with History of Asthma. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2020, 62: 399-404. PMID: 32680927, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.120.242776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistory of asthmaPulmonary embolismFalse negative rateRepeat examsDiagnostic performanceChronic lung diseaseVentilation-perfusion scanningHigh false-negative rateLung diseaseCT pulmonaryNegative imagingNondiagnostic resultsVentilation defectsAsthmaCTPANegative casesEmbolismPatientsHigh rateAdultsExamPulmonaryHistorySymptomsDisease