1) Become familiar with evidence-based guidelines for the imaging evaluation of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. 2) Describe methods for dose reduction in CT pulmonary angiography. 3) Principles of perfusion imaging with dual-energy CT to review its current possibilities, limitations, and expected developments, and to describe the complementary roles of morphologic and functional imaging in acute PE. 4) Prevalence and clinical significance of subsegmental PE. 5) Current concepts and controversies regarding the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients.
Goodman, L,
Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis: Guidelines and Beyond . Radiological Society of North America 2010 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, November 28 - December 3, 2010 ,Chicago IL.
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