Diagnostics of Pulmonary Embolism and Right Ventricular Dysfunction
A special issue of Diagnostics (ISSN 2075-4418). This special issue belongs to the section "Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2021) | Viewed by 4172
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular-related mortality in the western world. Early diagnosis and treatment of PE are essential for optimizing clinical outcomes. The diagnosis of PE is usually established by a combination of clinical assessment, D-dimer testing, and imaging with either pulmonary ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy or pulmonary multidetector CT angiography (CTA). Much has happened since the publication of the PIOPEP studies. The last few years have seen an increase in the use of dual energy CT with iodine mapping with an increase in diagnosis of segmental and subsegmental pulmonary emboli compared to pulmonary CTA. Which of the methods to use in PE diagnostic has not been determined, and limited data comparing these modalities are available. Continuously acute PE may lead to right ventricular dilatation and failure and represent a group with high mortality. Assessment of RV function is, however, cumbersome due to complex geometry. Right ventricle dysfunction (RVD) is usually established by echocardiography, which is observer-dependent, has low reproducibility, and requires expertise. Therefore, a simple and reproducible method to assess RVD in patients with PE would be desirable.
This Special Issue invites submission of both original and review papers, technical as well as clinical papers within all aspects of pulmonary embolism imaging and right ventricle dysfunction in the context of PE.
Dr. Henrik Gutte
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Pulmonary embolism
- V/Q-SPECT imaging
- Computed tomography pulmonary angiography
- Dual energy CT
- MRI
- Right ventricular dysfunction
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