The role of spiral computer tomography in diagnostic algorithms in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

The recognizing of the EP is still not satisfied because specifity and sensitivity of clinical symptoms is relatively low. SCT is an important examination in the diagnostic of pulmonary embolism and is the alternative to often nonconclusive scintigraphy and conclusive but invasive pulmonary angiogra...

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Published in:	Przeglad lekarski Vol. 70; no. 3; p. 128
Main Authors:	Romaszkiewicz, Renata, Lewczuk, Jerzy, Kaczmarzyk-Radka, Agata, Lenartowska, Lucyna, Błaszczyk, Daniel, Konieczny, Andrzej, Witkiewicz, Wojciech
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Polish
Published:	Poland 2013
Subjects:	Algorithms Humans Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Tomography, Spiral Computed
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Summary:	The recognizing of the EP is still not satisfied because specifity and sensitivity of clinical symptoms is relatively low. SCT is an important examination in the diagnostic of pulmonary embolism and is the alternative to often nonconclusive scintigraphy and conclusive but invasive pulmonary angiography. The authors describe the role of SCT in the diagnostic algorithm of the suspected pulmonary embolism of the high and not high risk, discuss the interpretation of result of SCT due to the sort of SCT (SDCT or MDCT) and to clinical probability of PE and they discuss the problem of subsegmental PE.
ISSN:	0033-2240