Sökning: "pulmonary arteriography"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden pulmonary arteriography.

1. 1. On diagnostic procedures in pulmonary embolism

   Författare :Mårten Söderberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :CTPA; D-dimer; deep venous thrombosis; pre-test probability score; pulmonary arteriography; pulmonary embolism; venous thromboembolism; von Willebrand factor antigen; Wells score.;

   Sammanfattning : Pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep venous thrombosis (DVT) are two entities of venous thromboembolism (VTE). PE is a common cause of mortality and morbidity. The symptoms and signs of PE are difficult to interpret, and the diagnosis is difficult to establish. LÄS MER

3. 2. Pulmonary embolism : validation of diagnostic imaging methods in the clinical setting

   Författare :Tage Nilsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Computed tomography; lung scintigraphy; pulmonary arteriography; pulmonary embolism; D-dimer;

   Sammanfattning : Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an elusive diagnosis and none of the existing imaging modalities have a 100% diagnostic specificity or sensitivity. Pulmonary arteriography (PA) is the most specific test although the improvement of computed tomography technique has made this a commonly used method. Lung scintigraphy often gives ambiguous results. LÄS MER