Clinical Study
Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department
Table 5
Most common alternative or incidental findings on CTPA of patients without PE (
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| Emphysema | 14 | 7.6 | Pneumonia | 13 | 7.1 | Atelectasis | 10 | 5.5 | Bronchiectasis | 7 | 3.8 | Air trapping | 6 | 3.3 | Congestive heart failure | 6 | 3.3 | Pleural effusion | 5 | 2.7 | New pulmonary nodule/mass | 3 | 1.6 | No alternative finding | 119 | 65 |
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