Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 04:49 in Health & Medicine

A medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology...

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