Computed tomography and echocardiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism: Part 1: Correlation of findings of right ventricular enlargement

Nicole Wake, Kanako K. Kumamaru, Elizabeth George, Arash Bedayat, Nina Ghosh, Carlos Gonzalez Quesada, Frank J. Rybicki, Marie Gerhard-Herman

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Abstract

PURPOSE:: To evaluate the correlation between the computed tomography (CT)-derived right ventricle (RV) to left ventricle (LV) diameter ratio and the RV size determined by echocardiography in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. MATERIALS AND METHODS:: Consecutive CT pulmonary angiography examinations (August 2003 to May 2010) from a single, large, urban teaching hospital were retrospectively reviewed. For a cohort of 777 subjects who underwent echocardiography within 48 hours of the CT acquisition, the qualitative RV size (divided into 5 categories) extracted from the echocardiography report was correlated with the CT-derived RV/LV diameter ratio. RESULTS:: There was moderate correlation (Spearman rank correlation coefficient=0.54, P<0.001) between the CT-derived RV/LV ratio and the RV size as determined by echocardiography. The correlation coefficient and the concordance rate were inversely related to the time difference between the acquisitions of the 2 modalities. CONCLUSIONS:: CT and echocardiography findings to assess the RV size after acute pulmonary embolism have moderate correlation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)W1-W6
JournalJournal of Thoracic Imaging
Volume29
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • computed tomography pulmonary angiography
  • correlation
  • pulmonary embolism
  • right ventricular enlargement
  • transthoracic echocardiography

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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