Turbulent flow artefact mimicking central pulmonary emboli in pulmonary hypertension: A report of two cases.
Heather Michelle PascoeDiane PascoeMark W McCuskerStefan B HeinzePublished in: Journal of medical imaging and radiation oncology (2019)
Many artefacts can mimic pulmonary emboli (PE) on CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA), most commonly in the peripheral pulmonary arteries (PA's). We describe flow-related artefact mimicking PE in the central PA's of two patients, both with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). To our knowledge, this is the first report of this PE mimic in the central PA's.
Keyphrases
- pulmonary hypertension
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- pulmonary artery
- computed tomography
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- end stage renal disease
- optical coherence tomography
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance
- patient reported outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- positron emission tomography
- image quality
- polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
- pet ct