Inventive protocols of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) avoid artifacts in right pulmonary artery (rPA), improving detectability of pulmonary embolism (PE)

M. Ikura, H. Ikura, H. Abe, S. Watanabe, S. Kimoto, Y. Kawawa (Imabari, Tokyo, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Pulmonary circulation: clinical aspects of PAH, PTE and CTEPH
Session: Pulmonary circulation: clinical aspects of PAH, PTE and CTEPH
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1499
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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M. Ikura, H. Ikura, H. Abe, S. Watanabe, S. Kimoto, Y. Kawawa (Imabari, Tokyo, Japan). Inventive protocols of CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) avoid artifacts in right pulmonary artery (rPA), improving detectability of pulmonary embolism (PE). Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 1499

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