CT and Nuclear Medicine Evaluation of Pulmonary Embolus
This article reviews the normal anatomy of pulmonary circulation and the pathogenesis of pulmonary embolus. Diagnostic imaging for PE using CT and Nuclear Medicine protocols are discussed. Pulmonary embolism remains on of the most important life-threatening disorders of the lungs. This CE article will give the technologist the tools needed to understand and properly image pulmonary emboli. This article emphasizes CT and V/Q nuclear scan.
Author: Joseph, Coleman, Rice
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-- Please note: This article is either under construction or in the approval process. There will be no credit available for this article until the approval process has been completed. Passing the test for this article before the approval process has been completed WILL NOT result in full credit being awarded when the approval process has been completed. You must pass the test for this article after the approval process has been completed in order to receive credit for this article.