IMAGING’ S ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PULMONARY THROMBOEMBOLISM
Abstract:
The progress made in recent years in terms of managing patients with suspicion of pulmonary embolism, improved the accuracy of indentify this pathology and made the diagnosis algorithms be safer and easier to use in the daily practice. In spite of these, pulmonary embolism is maintained among the pathology with increased morbidity and mortality. The difficulty of diagnosis, which derives from unspecific clinical picture, with variations from the lack of symptoms up to sudden death, make necessary a complex approach, based on a combination of clinical, laboratory and imaging examinations. The contribution of imaging is major, starting from basic examinations (x-ray, echo exam), and ending with more complex (like AngioCT), each having their role in diagnosis, risk assessment and therapeutic attitude to follow.
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