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. 2020 Sep;296(3):E189-E191.
doi: 10.1148/radiol.2020201561. Epub 2020 Apr 23.

Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19 at CT Angiography and Relationship to d-Dimer Levels

Ian Léonard-Lorant  1 , Xavier Delabranche  1 , François Séverac  1 , Julie Helms  1 , Coralie Pauzet  1 , Olivier Collange  1 , Francis Schneider  1 , Aissam Labani  1 , Pascal Bilbault  1 , Sébastien Molière  1 , Pierre Leyendecker  1 , Catherine Roy  1 , Mickaël Ohana  1
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Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with COVID-19 at CT Angiography and Relationship to d-Dimer Levels

Ian Léonard-Lorant et al. Radiology. 2020 Sep.

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Flowchart of the study.
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71-year-old woman at day 3 of ICU stay for ARDS secondary to COVID-19. Pulmonary CT angiography was performed to investigate elevated of D-dimer value above 20 000 µg/L. The CT angiogram demonstrates bilateral filling defects in the main pulmonary arteries. Bilateral peripheral ground glass opacities and small areas of consolidation are present.
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