Decreased Pulmonary Artery Bifurcation Angle: A Novel Imaging Criterion for the Diagnosis of Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism

Background: Chronic pulmonary thromboembolism (CTEPH) is an unusual complication of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), which is now considered to be treatable. In modern multi-detector scanners, a detailed evaluation of pulmonary artery geometry is currently possible. This study aimed to evaluate the ch...

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Main Authors: Bita Abbasi, Afrouz Darvish, Reza Akhavan, Masoud Pezeshki Rad, Donya Farrokh, Maryam Emadzadeh, Soroush Dehghani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2022-07-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:https://ijms.sums.ac.ir/article_47969_92a4ddc1a9fccb7ffa0509b83c5f3da2.pdf