Since 50% of patients admitted to the ED with deep vein thrombosis, should it be common practice to do a chest CT prior to discharge?

A new study suggests that computed tomography (CT) angiography might be unnecessary in many patients suspected of having pulmonary embolism (PE), based on the results of risk assessment analysis ...

There has been a striking increase in the number of patients undergoing CT examinations of the chest to look for clots in the lung (pulmonary embolism) over recent years, especially through the ...

Acute pulmonary embolism may occur rapidly and unpredictably and may be difficult to diagnose. Treatment can reduce mortality, and appropriate primary prophylaxis is usually effective. This review ...

A study shows that in patients with no risk factors for pulmonary embolism, the chance of having a computed tomography angiogram result positive for pulmonary embolism is only 0.95%.

An AI tool for detection of incidental pulmonary embolus (iPE) on conventional contrast-enhanced chest CT examinations had high NPV and moderate PPV, even finding some iPEs missed by radiologists.

Artificial intelligence now has a new use in medicine. It’s helping to diagnose blood clots suspected in the lungs.

Radiologists are encouraging their colleagues to think twice and consider alternatives before using CT in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in women under the age of 55 because of the radiation ...

Haemorrhagic complications following systemic thrombolytic treatment are well documented. However, bilateral orbital haematomata following thrombolysis represents an extremely rare complication. A ...

Patients presenting with low-risk pulmonary embolism are managed in different ways based on CT scan findings and not clinical risk factors, according to study results published in JAMA Network ...

Since up to 50% of patients may have associated pulmonary embolism (PE), not all of them symptomatic, should it also be common practice to do a chest CT on all of these patients prior to discharge ...