A systemic arterial-pulmonary arterial shunt mimicking a pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiogram

A systemic arterial-pulmonary arterial shunt mimicking a pulmonary embolism on CT pulmonary angiogram

We report the case of a middle-aged woman on a background of severe respiratory disease who presented with hemoptysis. Investigations with CT pulmonary angiogram showed evidence of a large pulmonary arterial filling defect which was initially treated as a pulmonary embolism. However, despite being a...

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Main Authors: Saeideh Toupchiani, MBBS, BSc, Shady Hegab, MBBS, MSc, MBA, Dur-E-Sameen Rana, MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, Adam Ainley, MBBS, MRCP, BSc
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Systemic arterial-pulmonary arterial shunt
Pulmonary embolism
CTPA
CTA
Filling defect
Hemoptysis
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