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Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Overview
The traditional gold standard for diagnosing PE is contrast pulmonary angiography. However, invasiveness, its high costs, limited availability and need of an expert radiologist are some of its negative aspects. This chapter deals with the advantages of multidetector CT over CTPA.
Single Detector CT
Recent improvement in technology has changed the value of CT angiography for decision making in suspected PE patients. Wide variations regarding both sensitivity (53-100%) and specificity (73-100%) was reported in studies about single detector spiral CT in suspected PE cases.[1][2]
Two large multicentric robust clinical studies including more than 1000 patients reported a sensitivity around 70% and a specificity of 90% for single-detector CT.[3][4] Due to motion artifacts and insufficient opacification, the rate of technical inadequacy of CT was 5-8%.
Two large studies have shown that a combination of a negative SDCT and an absence of proximal lower limb DVT on lower limb venous ultrasonoagraphy in Non-high clinical probability patient was associated with a 3-month thromboembolic risk of 1%.[5][6]
Advantage of MDCT over SDCT
- High spatial resolution.
- High temporal resolution.
- Quality of arterial opacification.
- Adequate visualization of pulmonary arteries upto at least the segmental level.
References
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|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Perrier A, Roy PM, Aujesky D, Chagnon I, Howarth N, Gourdier AL, Leftheriotis G, Barghouth G, Cornuz J, Hayoz D, Bounameaux H (2004). "Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in outpatients with clinical assessment, D-dimer measurement, venous ultrasound, and helical computed tomography: a multicenter management study". Am. J. Med. 116 (5): 291–9. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.09.041. PMID 14984813. Retrieved 2012-04-30. Unknown parameter
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