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Detection of pulmonary embolism using dual-energy computed tomography and correlation with cardiovascular measurements: a preliminary study.

Acta Radiologica 2009 October
BACKGROUND: Detection of a suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) has been the focus of considerable research over the past few decades. Recently developed dual-source computed tomography (DSCT) scanners with dual-energy mode have been used to detect PE, but the studies on this topic are few.

PURPOSE: To assess the clinical value of dual-source, dual-energy CT (DECT) for the diagnosis of suspected PE and to correlate with cardiovascular measurements.

MATERIAL AND METHODS: 31 patients with suspected PE underwent contrast-enhanced DSCT scanning with dual-energy mode. Dedicated software for lung perfusion blood volume (PBV) was used in postprocessing. The numbers and locations of PE in PBV images and CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) were recorded. Sensitivity and specificity were measured, comparing to CTPA as a standard of reference. The relationship between range of iodine mapping abnormality in PBV images and cardiovascular measurements was analyzed.

RESULTS: 33 DECT scans were performed in 31 patients. Seventeen patients had PE, while 14 patients had negative results. Filling defects were detected in pulmonary arteries in 44 pulmonary lobar and 99 segmental arteries. Compared to CTPA as a standard of reference, sensitivity and specificity of PBV images were 93.8% and 93.3% on a per-patient basis, 93.2% and 94.7% on a per-lobe basis, and 76.1% and 97.6% on a per-segment basis, respectively. Spearman correlation test showed good positive correlation between the right ventricle (RV)/left ventricle (LV) diameter ratio and pulmonary lobes with emboli for PBV images (R=0.663; P=0.004).

CONCLUSION: DECT can provide morphological and functional information of the whole lung in a single contrast-enhanced acquisition; the perfusion defects visualized in PBV images appear to have a positive relationship with the patients' right heart dysfunction.

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