Pulmonary angiography is an X-ray procedure that looks at the blood vessels leading to and from your lungs. The X-rays produced are called pulmonary angiograms, which may show blood clots in and ...

PULMONARY angiography is potentially the most positive means for diagnosing thromboembolism of the lung. The importance of such a procedure can hardly be overstated when one is dealing with a ...

Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) are rare vascular anomalies characterized by direct connections between pulmonary arteries and veins, leading to right-to-left shunts and hypoxemia.

—Based on their findings, these investigators believe that the benefits of computed tomography pulmonary angiogram for detection of a suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients with chronic ...

The natural history of chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension has been difficult to determine because a subgroup of patients have had occult pulmonary embolism, with subtle clues to the ...

Smoking reduces the chances of a successful procedure to treat blood vessel abnormalities in the lungs, according to a study published in the journal Radiology. Pulmonary arteriovenous malformations ...

The routine use of computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography for the detection of pulmonary emboli has led to overdiagnosis of the condition, according to a new study published online July 2 in ...

What Is Pulmonary Vascular Disease? The definition of pulmonary vascular disease is simple: any condition that affects the blood vessels along the route between the heart and lungs. Blood travels from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Chong and colleagues conducted a retrospective review of all CTPAs performed between September 2014 to January ...