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Hemoptysis CT scan
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Chest CT scan and CT angiography may be helpful in the evaluation of a patient with hemoptysis. It is useful for assessing the cause of hemoptysis, localizing the origin of the blood, providing prognostic information by correlating between the extent of lobar involvement on high-resolution CT and the amount of bleeding, and assisting the interventional radiologist prior to treatment. CT scan is not helpful in unstable patients, patients with active bleeding who require bronchoscopy intervention, and patients with bilateral lung abnormalities.
CT scan
CT scan
- Chest CT scan may be helpful in the evaluation of a patient with hemoptysis. It is useful for:[1][2][3][4]
- Assessing the cause of hemoptysis
- Localizing the origin of the blood
- Providing prognostic information by correlating between the extent of lobar involvement on high-resolution CT and the amount of bleeding
- Assisting the interventional radiologist prior to treatment
- CT scan is not helpful in the following patients:[5]
- Unstable patients
- Patients with active bleeding who require bronchoscopy intervention
- Patients with bilateral lung abnormalities
- CT angiography may be helpful in the diagnosis of hemoptysis.[6]
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References
References
- ↑ Allewelt M, Lode H (2005). “[Diagnosis of haemoptoe/haemoptysis]”. Dtsch. Med. Wochenschr. (in German). 130 (9): 450–2. doi:10.1055/s-2005-863074. PMID 15731957.
- ↑ Corder R (2003). “Hemoptysis”. Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 21 (2): 421–35. PMID 12793622.
- ↑ Schwizer B (2006). “[Acute hemoptysis]”. Ther Umsch (in German). 63 (5): 355–9. doi:10.1024/0040-5930.63.5.355. PMID 16739895.
- ↑ Noë, G.D.; Jaffé, S.M.; Molan, M.P. (2011). “CT and CT angiography in massive haemoptysis with emphasis on pre-embolization assessment”. Clinical Radiology. 66 (9): 869–875. doi:10.1016/j.crad.2011.03.001. ISSN 0009-9260.
- ↑ Sakr, L.; Dutau, H. (2010). “Massive Hemoptysis: An Update on the Role of Bronchoscopy in Diagnosis and Management”. Respiration. 80 (1): 38–58. doi:10.1159/000274492. ISSN 1423-0356.
- ↑ RamÃrez MejÃa AR, Méndez Montero JV, Vásquez-Caicedo ML, Bustos GarcÃa de Castro A, Cabeza MartÃnez B, Ferreirós DomÃnguez J (2016). “Radiological Evaluation and Endovascular Treatment of Hemoptysis”. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 45 (3): 215–24. doi:10.1067/j.cpradiol.2015.07.007. PMID 26293972.
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