Prediction of short term outcome of pulmonary embolism: Parameters at 16 multi-detector CT pulmonary angiography

Conclusions CTPA findings that may predict short term mortality are the high grades of inferior vena cava reflux, RV/LV diameter ratio more than 1.2, and clot burden >18 according to the Qanadli score and to a lesser degree the interventricular septum abnormality.
Source: The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine - Category: Radiology Source Type: research