Cor Vasa 2006, 48(6):247-250 | DOI: 10.33678/cor.2006.071

False negative pulmonary artery spiral CT angiography in extensive pulmonary embolism

Ivo Oral1,*, Jiří Tesař2, Robert Náplava1, Jerguš Mistrík1
1 Interní klinika, IVPZ
2 Oddělení radiodiagnostiky, Krajská nemocnice Tomáše Bati, a. s., Zlín, Česká republika

Pulmonary artery spiral CT angiography is becoming number one technique in the diagnostic algorithm of pulmonary embolism. According to the relevant literature, the sensitivity and specificity of the technique are close to 100% depending on the type of diagnostic device used and embolus localization.
The paper addresses the causes of false negative CT findings in diagnosing pulmonary embolism and includes the case report of a female patient in whom the interval from the onset of complaints to CT examination, combined with the presence of a serious heart condition, resulted in a false negative CT finding while scintigraphy documented extensive right pulmonary embolism.

Keywords: Pulmonary embolism; Pulmonary artery spiral CT angiography; Combined lung scintigraphy

Published: June 1, 2006  Show citation

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Oral I, Tesař J, Náplava R, Mistrík J. False negative pulmonary artery spiral CT angiography in extensive pulmonary embolism. Cor Vasa. 2006;48(6):247-250. doi: 10.33678/cor.2006.071.
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