1. Pulmonary CTA Reporting: AJR Expert Panel Narrative Review
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Stephanie Tan, Grégoire Le Gal, William M. Sherk, John W. Nance, Jadranka Stojanovska, Linda B. Haramati, and Prabhakar Rajiah
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Pulmonary embolism ,Radiology report ,medicine ,Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging ,Clinical significance ,Medical team ,Narrative review ,cardiovascular diseases ,Thrombus ,business ,Intensive care medicine - Abstract
Pulmonary CTA is a ubiquitous study interpreted by radiologists with different levels of experience in a variety of practice settings. Pulmonary embolism (PE) can range from an incidental and clinically insignificant finding to a clinically significant thrombus that can be managed on an outpatient basis to a potentially fatal condition requiring immediate medical or invasive management. Accordingly, a clear and concise pulmonary CTA report should effectively communicate the most pertinent findings to help the treating medical team diagnose or exclude the diagnosis of PE and provide information to guide appropriate management. In this expert panel narrative review, we discuss the purpose of the radiology report for pulmonary CTA, the optimal report format, the relevant findings that need to be addressed and their clinical significance.
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- 2022