Computed Tomography Angiography for Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in Western Australia Shows Increasing Use with Decreasing Diagnostic Yield

Youens, David; Doust, Jenny; Thi Ha, Ninh; O’Leary, Peter; Wright, Cameron; M. Parizel, Paul; Moorin, Rachael

doi:10.3390/jcm12030980

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Computed Tomography Angiography for Detection of Pulmonary Embolism in Western Australia Shows Increasing Use with Decreasing Diagnostic Yield

Published in Journal of Clinical Medicine • Jan 27, 2023

Authors:

David Youens

Jenny Doust

Ninh Thi Ha

Abstract

(1) Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) can be fatal. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) can accurately diagnose PE, but it should be used only when reasonable pre-test probability exists. Overtesting with CTPA exposes patients to excess ionizing radiation and contrast media, while PE ...

Subject

Medicine

Overdiagnosis

Pulmonary embolism

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