Comparison of C-arm Computed Tomography and Digital Subtraction Angiography in Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

Purpose To assess the feasibility and diagnostic performance of contrast-enhanced, C-arm computed tomography (CACT) of the pulmonary arteries compared to digital subtraction angiography (DSA) in patients suffering from chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). Materials Fifty-two patien...

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Published in:	Cardiovascular and interventional radiology Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 53 - 63
Main Authors:	Hinrichs, Jan B., Marquardt, Steffen, von Falck, Christian, Hoeper, Marius M., Olsson, Karen M., Wacker, Frank K., Meyer, Bernhard C.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01.01.2016 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Aged Angiography, Digital Subtraction - methods ARTERIES BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY BRANCHING RATIO Cardiology Chronic Disease Clinical Investigation COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY Contrast Media DIAGNOSIS Feasibility Studies Female Humans HYPERTENSION Hypertension, Pulmonary - complications Hypertension, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Imaging Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Middle Aged Nuclear Medicine PATIENTS Pulmonary Artery - diagnostic imaging Pulmonary Embolism - complications Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging Radiographic Image Enhancement Radiology RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Reproducibility of Results Sensitivity and Specificity SURGERY Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods Ultrasound Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension C-arm computed tomography Cone beam CT Balloon pulmonary angioplasty
ISSN:	0174-1551, 1432-086X, 1432-086X
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