Detection of Incidental Pulmonary Embolism on Conventional Contrast-Enhanced Chest CT: Comparison of an Artificial Intelligence Algorithm and Clinical Reports. American Journal of Roentgenology ...

If the d-dimer is elevated, consider a chest CT with PE protocol or VQ scan. However, home treatment with subcutaneous enoxaparin 1 mg/kg SQ b.i.d. while warfarin becomes therapeutic is appropriate.

Ultimately, the commercial AI tool had NPV of 99.8% and PPV of 86.7% for detection of iPE on conventional contrast-enhanced chest CT examinations (i.e., not using CT pulmonary angiography protocols).

Radiologists requested the IPE feature because of the critical nature of pulmonary embolism. By fulfilling their request, we continue to build trust and help patients in the process.” Julie ...

Software that uses artificial intelligence to flag and triage cases of pulmonary embolism found in chest CT scans has been cleared by the FDA, Israeli radiology AI company Aidoc announced on May 15.

Chest CT angiograms ordered to diagnose PE in the emergency department find twice as many pulmonary nodules, adenopathies, and other abnormalities as embolisms, causing a lot of anxiety for patients.

contextflow logo contextflow ADVANCE Chest CT provides computer-aided detection support for lung cancer, ILD, COPD, and now IPE. The inclusion of IPE will help strengthen the company’s offerings ...