Imaging and measurement techniques in the evaluation of pulmonary embolism, COPD and pleural diseases

E-Communication Session
Chairs: A. Grgic (Homburg/Saar, Germany)
Evaluation of the resolution of thrombi with spiral CT at the end of treatment for acute pulmonary thromboembolism
M. Gokirmak, A. Bircan, A. Ozden, O. Oyar, A. Akkaya (Isparta, Turkey)
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Incidence of unsuspected pulmonary embolism on routine MDCT of the chest
C. Papakonstantinou, V. Paschidou, M. Tziata, E. Alexiou, I. Petrou, A. Tsomidis, G. Michalopoulos, K. Tsipelis (Polygyros, Greece)
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Prevalence of unsuspected pulmonary emboli in MDCT of the thorax being carried out for staging of malignancy
S. Schembri, N. Schembri (Liverpool, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Unexpected diagnoses with CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)
N. Nalla, M. Thirumaran, S. Faruqi, S. P. L. Meghjee (Wakefield, United Kingdom)
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MDCT – angiography in diagnosis of PE masked by other pathological processes in lungs
O. Lukina, A. Speranskaja, V. Amosov, M. Vasilieva, O. Baranova (St.Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Frequency of incidental solitary pulmonary nodules on CT pulmonary angiograms and consequential additional radiological requirements
K. McNulty, L. Massouh, N. Hughes, T. Ho (Camberley, Bristol, United Kingdom)
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Imaging in 100 patients of pulmonary hydatid disease; review of unusual imaging appearances
S. Zahirifard, M. Bakhshayeshkaram (Tehran, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Sex differences in phenotypes of COPD
P. Camp, P. Paré, H. Coxson, S. Pillai, W. Anderson, E. Silverman, D. Lomas (Vancouver, BC, Canada; Research Triangle Park, NC, Boston, MA, United States Of America; Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Gender differences in emphysema phenotypes in non-COPD smokers
N. Sverzellati, E. Calabrò, G. Randi, C. La Vecchia, A. Marchianò, J. M. Kuhnigk, P. Spagnolo, M. Zompatori, U. Pastorino (Parma, Milano, Modena, Italy; Bremen, Germany)
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Perfusion scintigraphy as a tool to predict development of severe COPD
O. Lukina, V. Zolotnitskaja, A. Speranskaia, V. Amosov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Differences in subjective and objective estimates of emphysema on HRCT
P. Camp, H. Coxson, S. Pillai, W. Anderson, E. Silverman, D. Lomas, P. Paré (Vancouver, BC, Canada; Research Triangle Park, NC, Boston, MA, United States Of America; Cambridge, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Variation in emphysema index measurement in 64 multi detector-row computed tomography
K. Irion, E. Marchiori, B. Hochhegger, E. Irion, J. Holemans (Liverpool, United Kingdom; Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Brazil)
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Fully automatic detection and quantification of emphysema on computed tomography of the chest by a new software – comparison with lung functional criteria
S. Krueger, T. Merk, T. Wibmer, C. Schumann, H. J. Brambs, S. Pauls (Aachen, Ulm, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Variation in the bronchial tree dimension predicts airflow limitation in smokers
M. Montaudon, F. Laurent, M. Lederlin, P. Desbarats, R. Marthan, J. M. Tunon-de-Lara, P. Berger (Bordeaux, Pessac, Talence, France)
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Detection of lobar gas trapping by high resolution CT (HRCT) scanning
C. Salito, A. Grgic, H. Wilkens, P. T. Macklem, G. Sybrecht, A. Aliverti (Milano, Italy; Homburg/Saar, Germany; Montreal, Canada)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Study of mono-disperse particle deposition in asthmatics using computational fluid dynamics
J. De Backer, W. Vos, C. Gorle, R. Salgado, P. Germonpre, W. De Backer (Antwerp, Belgium)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
The importance of radiological findings to distinguish benign and malignant pleural diseases
G. Ak, M. Metintas, H. Yildirim, S. Arslan, S. Erginel, F. Alatas, S. Metintas (Eskisehir, Turkey)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Sonographic echogenic swirling pattern in patients with malignancies: a useful diagnostic predictor for malignant pleural effusions
N. Abdelaty, M. Elprince (Ismailia, Egypt)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Ultrasound in evaluation of chest pain
M. Zdraveska, D. Dimitrievska, D. Todevski, A. Gjorcev, T. Stefanovski (Skopje, Fyrom)
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