A multicenter study by the PIOPED III Investigators has shown that magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) can be used to detect pulmonary embolism. The proportion of technically inadequate images ...

A 15-year-old boy from Vadodara, suffering from fatigue and severe cyanosis due to a large pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (AVM), underwent successful catheter-based treatment, significantly ...

Dr Arvind Kohli The purpose of World Thrombosis Day is to increase awareness as well as the prevention and diagnosis of ...

A CT pulmonary angiogram at this time showed persistent aneurysmal occlusion and patency of distal pulmonary circulation (Figure 3).

AV clinical trial, a prospective, multinational, single-arm study aimed at assessing the efficacy, safety and long-term ...

MRA stands for magnetic resonance angiogram or magnetic resonance angiography. It’s a type of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI. Instead of using radiation, like with X-rays and computed ...

Multislice computed tomographic angiogram of an anomalous right coronary artery (RCA) that originates from the left coronary sinus. The vessel's course between the aorta and pulmonary artery ...

The Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) program at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center is one of a handful of specialized programs in the country offering expert multidisciplinary care ...

A team of cardiologists shared tips and tricks for clinicians to address the pitfalls they may encounter when conducting ...

I see Gy∙cm2 and mGy on the monitor of my angiography machine. What do these represent? These are two measured dosimetric quantities that can be used to estimate the radiation risks. Gy∙cm2 is used ...

Pulmonary embolism is the sudden blockage of a major blood vessel (artery) in the lung, usually by a blood clot. In most cases, the clots are small and aren't deadly, but they can damage the lung. But ...

"Diagnosis of DVT can be done clinically and can be confirmed with the help of certain tests such as D DIMER, venous doppler, ventilation-perfusion scan, multidetector helical CT and pulmonary ...