Why the study?
Does pulmonary angiography improve diagnostic accuracy and guide appropriate therapy in patients with suspected life-threatening pulmonary embolism?
Does pulmonary angiography improve diagnostic accuracy and guide appropriate therapy in patients with suspected life-threatening pulmonary embolism?
Pulmonary angiography is a valuable diagnostic tool for confirming or excluding suspected life-threatening pulmonary embolism, thereby guiding appropriate medical or surgical therapy.
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May guide therapy in select ambiguous PE cases; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice.
Ormond et al. (1966) studied this question.
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