Evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism by sixty-four slice multidetector CT angiography: Correlation between obstruction index, right ventricular dysfunction and clinical presentation

Ali Abdelazeem Hasan (Assiut, Egypt), Noha Attia, Gehan Seifeldein, Ali Hasan, Abdelkarim Hasan

Source: International Congress 2015 – A more functional view of chest pathology
Session: A more functional view of chest pathology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3746
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

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Ali Abdelazeem Hasan (Assiut, Egypt), Noha Attia, Gehan Seifeldein, Ali Hasan, Abdelkarim Hasan. Evaluation of acute pulmonary embolism by sixty-four slice multidetector CT angiography: Correlation between obstruction index, right ventricular dysfunction and clinical presentation. Eur Respir J 2015; 46: Suppl. 59, 3746

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