Key result
2D multiplanar CT reformations resolve inconclusive pulmonary embolism scans in ~100% of cases.
Why the study?
The role of multiplanar two-dimensional reformations in diagnosing central pulmonary embolism with helical CT was not well established.
Do 2D multiplanar reformations improve the diagnosis of central pulmonary embolism compared to transverse sections alone in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism?
Comparison
Two-dimensional multiplanar reformations vs overlapped transverse sections alone
Design
Observational study
Authors
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May aid exclusion of central PE on inconclusive helical CT scans; leaves open whether routine 2D reformations improve diagnostic accuracy or outcomes.
Observational (n=35)
Do 2D multiplanar reformations improve the diagnosis of central pulmonary embolism compared to transverse sections alone in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism?
2D multiplanar reformations of helical CT images improve the diagnostic confidence and extent evaluation of central pulmonary embolism compared to transverse sections alone.
Rémy‐Jardin et al. (1995) conducted an observational in Suspected pulmonary embolism (n=35). Two-dimensional (2D) reformations vs. Overlapped transverse sections was evaluated on Diagnosis of central pulmonary embolism. Two-dimensional reformations of helical CT enabled confident exclusion of pulmonary embolism in 9/9 inconclusive cases and improved analysis of thromboembolic disease extent in 13/20 confirmed cases.
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