Computed tomography or chest X-ray to assess pulmonary congestion in dyspnoeic patients with acute heart failure.

Kristina MigerAnne Sophie Overgaard OlesenJohannes GrandAndreas Fabricius-BjerreAhmad SajadiehNis HøstNanna KøberAnnemette AbildLars PedersenHans Henrik Lawaetz SchultzChristian Torp-PedersenMikael Ploug BoesenJens Jakob ThuneOlav W Nielsen

Published in: ESC heart failure (2024)

In consecutive dyspnoeic patients admitted to the emergency department, LDCT is significantly better than chest radiographs in detecting pulmonary congestion.

Keyphrases

acute heart failure
emergency department
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
dual energy
heart failure
positron emission tomography
high resolution
magnetic resonance imaging
image quality
electron microscopy
pet ct