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BIBTEX RIS

Pulmonary arterial hypertension: an imaging review comparing MR pulmonary angiography and perfusion with multidetector CT angiography

2012; Wiley; Volume: 85; Issue: 1019 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1259/bjr/28150079

ISSN

1748-880X

Autores

Flávia Pegado Junqueira, Cláudio Marcio Amaral de Oliveira Lima, Antônio Carlos Coutinho, Daniella Braz Parente, Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, Luiz Gustavo Pignataro Bessa, R. C. Domingues, Edson Marchiori,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics

Resumo

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a progressive disease that leads to substantial morbidity and eventual death. Pulmonary multidetector CT angiography (MDCTA), pulmonary MR angiography (MRA) and MR-derived pulmonary perfusion (MRPP) imaging are non-invasive imaging techniques for the differential diagnosis of PH. MDCTA is considered the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, one of the most common causes of PH. MRA and MRPP are promising techniques that do not require the use of ionising radiation or iodinated contrast material, and can be useful for patients for whom such material cannot be used. This review compares the imaging aspects of pulmonary MRA and 64-row MDCTA in patients with chronic thromboembolic or idiopathic PH.

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