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Review
. 2017 Mar;208(3):485-488.
doi: 10.2214/AJR.16.17201. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Management of the Incidental Pulmonary Embolism

Victor Chiu  1 , Casey O'Connell  1
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Management of the Incidental Pulmonary Embolism

Victor Chiu et al. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

Objective: The incidental pulmonary embolism (PE) is being identified at an increasing rate because of use of MDCT and presents a management challenge because of a lack of prospective data. Most clinicians treat patients with proximal or segmental incidental PE in the same manner as patients with suspected PE.

Conclusion: The treatment of subsegmental PE may be guided by an assessment of patient symptoms, risk factors for recurrent venous thrombosis, and concomitant deep venous thrombosis.

Keywords: MDCT; incidental; management; pulmonary embolism; unsuspected.

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