CT venography for the diagnosis of postpartum venous thromboembolism: a prospective multi-center cohort study.
Marie-Pierre RevelGuillaume ChassagnonOlivier SanchezGilbert FerrettiIngrid MilletLaurence RocherSophie MaitreMathieu LederlinHubert Ducou-le-PointePascal RoussetSouhail BennaniMarc ZinsBertrand BruneauValentin TissotMarianne AlisonEmma CanniffNathalie SiauveStephanie VandeventerAlain F Le BlancheBenjamin PlanquetteVassilis TsatsarisJoël CostePublished in: European radiology (2024)
Postpartum women are at risk of pulmonary embolism, and CT pulmonary angiography can give equivocal results. CT venography (CTV) positivity increased the venous thromboembolism detection rate from 5.7 to 11.4%. CTV may help clinical decision-making, especially in women with indeterminate CTPA results or subsegmental emboli.
Keyphrases
- venous thromboembolism
- pulmonary embolism
- computed tomography
- image quality
- dual energy
- contrast enhanced
- direct oral anticoagulants
- decision making
- positron emission tomography
- inferior vena cava
- magnetic resonance imaging
- pulmonary hypertension
- optical coherence tomography
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance
- pregnancy outcomes
- pet ct
- ultrasound guided