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Clinical Relevance of Computed Tomography Pulmonary Venography.
- Source :
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Heart, lung & circulation [Heart Lung Circ] 2016 Dec; Vol. 25 (12), pp. 1154-1163. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Jul 09. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- Background: In clinical routine, the pulmonary contrast-enhanced chest computer tomography (CT) is usually focussed on the pulmonary arteries. The purpose of this pictorial essay is to raise the clinicians' awareness for the clinical relevance of CT pulmonary venography.<br />Case Presentation: A pictorial case series illustrates the clinical consequences of different pulmonary venous pathologies on systemic, pulmonary and bronchial circulation.<br />Conclusion: Computed tomography pulmonary venography must be considered before atrial septal defect (ASD) closure and pulmonary lobectomy. Computed tomography pulmonary venography should be considered for patients with right ventricular overload and pulmonary hypertension, as well as for patients with unclear recurrent pulmonary infections, progressive dyspnoea, pleural effusions, haemoptysis, and for patients with respiratory distress after lung-transplantation.<br /> (Copyright © 2016 Australian and New Zealand Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons (ANZSCTS) and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand (CSANZ). Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Heart Septal Defects, Atrial diagnostic imaging
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial physiopathology
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial surgery
Hemoptysis diagnostic imaging
Hemoptysis physiopathology
Hemoptysis surgery
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary diagnostic imaging
Hypertension, Pulmonary physiopathology
Hypertension, Pulmonary surgery
Lung Transplantation methods
Phlebography
Pneumonia diagnostic imaging
Pneumonia physiopathology
Pneumonia surgery
Pulmonary Veins physiopathology
Pulmonary Veins surgery
Respiratory Distress Syndrome diagnostic imaging
Respiratory Distress Syndrome physiopathology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome surgery
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right diagnostic imaging
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right physiopathology
Ventricular Dysfunction, Right surgery
Pulmonary Veins diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed methods
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1444-2892
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Heart, lung & circulation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 27451827
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2016.04.023