Sensitivity and specificity of chest ultrasound in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department: A case-control study.
Hala A MohamedNadia FaroukEmad Allam Abd ElnaeemMohamed T AbdelfattahYosra M AliAli Omar AbdelazizPublished in: Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR (2023)
Chest ultrasound is a simple, safe, noninvasive, inexpensive, bedside diagnostic radiological technique that can be used in the emergency department for suspected PE or as an alternative to MD-CTPA when CTPA is contraindicated. Wedge-shaped lesions and the absence of flow signals by CDS increase the diagnostic value of ultrasound for PE.