CTPA versus V/Q scanning: does improve management of suspected acute PE

E. M. Spencer, P. D. Grocock, Z. K. Wahbi (Wirral, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Lung perfusion and lung cancer: imaging, diagnosis and treatment
Session: Lung perfusion and lung cancer: imaging, diagnosis and treatment
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 4442
Disease area: Pulmonary vascular diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
E. M. Spencer, P. D. Grocock, Z. K. Wahbi (Wirral, United Kingdom). CTPA versus V/Q scanning: does improve management of suspected acute PE. Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 4442

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Diagnostic accuracy of SPECT ventilation-perfusion scan vs CT pulmonary angiography in high risk patients for pulmonary embolism
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2010


An update on V/Q scanning in pulmonary vascular disorders
Source: Annual Congress 2005 - PG1 - Basics in chest imaging: pulmonary vasculature
Year: 2005


Efficacy of computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) with D-dimer in the diagnosis and management of acute venous thromboembolism and other pulmonary diseases
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 773s
Year: 2006

Comparing the reliability of reporting of single photon emission computed tomography ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy (SPECT-VQ) and CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) in pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2010


Comparison of clinical assessments with computerized tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) results in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: Suppl. 49, 313s
Year: 2005

CT pulmonary angiograms (CTPA): what else do they diagnose?
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Imaging of pulmonary vascularisation and illustrated overview of lung pathology
Year: 2007


Can D-dimer assay, together with clinical probability predict computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) outcomes for pulmonary embolism (PE)?
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Vascular and parenchymal imaging
Year: 2011

Spiral CT scanning and ventilation/perfusion isotope scanning in pulmonary embolism diagnosis. An hospital approach
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 275s
Year: 2004

Characteristics and outcomes of patients who undergo multiple computer tomographic pulmonary angiograms (CTPAs) for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE)
Source: International Congress 2015 – A more functional view of chest pathology
Year: 2015

Late Breaking Abstract - Value of planar V/Q scan and V/Q SPECT in diagnosing chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: head to head comparison with pulmonary angiography
Source: International Congress 2018 – Imaging biomarkers and quantitative imaging
Year: 2018

Diagnosing pulmonary embolism in elderly patients: a difficult challenge
Source: Eur Respir Mon; 2009: 43: 163–178
Year: 2009

Diagnostic strategies for suspected pulmonary embolism
Source: ISSN=ISSN 1025-448x, ISBN=ISBN 1-904097-34-0, page=89
Year: 2004

Helical computerized tomography (CT) and D-dimer (DD) as first-line tests in patients (pts) with suspicion of acute pulmonary embolism (PE)
Source: Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 221s
Year: 2003

Are clinical parameters and biomarkers predictive of severity of pulmonary emboli (PE) as seen on computed tomography pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)?
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Pulmonary venous thromboembolic disease
Year: 2008

The value of clinical probability tools in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in patients having CT pulmonary angiography
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Pulmonary embolism
Year: 2009

Should spiral CT angiography replace ventilation perfusion scintigraphy in our diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism?
Source: Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 69s
Year: 2004

The use of computerised tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in pe: the incidence of alternative findings
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Old and new: technique and pathology
Year: 2009

The optimal imaging test for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism: a second chance for lung scintigraphy?
Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (6) 2001426; 10.1183/13993003.01426-2020
Year: 2020



The evaluation of spiral CT-angiography and ventilation-perfusion lung scintigram in suspected pulmonary embolism patients
Source: Eur Respir J 2001; 18: Suppl. 33, 226s
Year: 2001

Spiral computed tomographical pulmonary angiography in diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients with different types of cancer
Source: Eur Respir J 2006; 28: Suppl. 50, 773s
Year: 2006