Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume

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Autor(a) principal: Sasani,Hadi
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Mutlu,Levent Cem
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira (Online)
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Resumo: SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation of D-dimer levels and computed tomography properties of pulmonary embolism. METHODS: A total of 58 treated patients with diagnosis of properties of pulmonary embolism were retrospectively studied. All patients underwent a D-dimer blood test. In computed tomography images, septal angle, interventricular septal thickness, and the diameters of all cardiac chambers and pulmonary arteries were measured. The thrombus volume (load) and density at all pulmonary arteries (main, right, left pulmonary arteries, and segmental arteries) were calculated. RESULTS: A significant correlation was found between D-dimer and total thrombus volume (p=0.009, r=0.342). Total thrombus volume and total thrombus density were calculated with mean value of 23.40±60.63 ml and 66.16±38.48 hounsfield unit (HU), respectively. Right ventricle/left ventricle ratio showed positive correlation with the D-dimer level (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: Increased D-dimer levels with RV/LV ratio and their correlation with total thrombus volume suggest that it may be a prognostic factor.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
title Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
spellingShingle Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
Sasani,Hadi
Thrombosis
D-dimer
Pulmonary embolism
X-Ray computed tomography
Quantitative analysis
title_short Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
title_full Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
title_fullStr Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
title_full_unstemmed Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
title_sort Quantitative evaluation of computed tomography findings in patients with pulmonary embolism: the link between D-Dimer level and thrombus volume
author Sasani,Hadi
author_facet Sasani,Hadi
Mutlu,Levent Cem
author_role author
author2 Mutlu,Levent Cem
author2_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Sasani,Hadi
Mutlu,Levent Cem
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Thrombosis
D-dimer
Pulmonary embolism
X-Ray computed tomography
Quantitative analysis
topic Thrombosis
D-dimer
Pulmonary embolism
X-Ray computed tomography
Quantitative analysis
description SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: To investigate the correlation of D-dimer levels and computed tomography properties of pulmonary embolism. METHODS: A total of 58 treated patients with diagnosis of properties of pulmonary embolism were retrospectively studied. All patients underwent a D-dimer blood test. In computed tomography images, septal angle, interventricular septal thickness, and the diameters of all cardiac chambers and pulmonary arteries were measured. The thrombus volume (load) and density at all pulmonary arteries (main, right, left pulmonary arteries, and segmental arteries) were calculated. RESULTS: A significant correlation was found between D-dimer and total thrombus volume (p=0.009, r=0.342). Total thrombus volume and total thrombus density were calculated with mean value of 23.40±60.63 ml and 66.16±38.48 hounsfield unit (HU), respectively. Right ventricle/left ventricle ratio showed positive correlation with the D-dimer level (p=0.02). CONCLUSION: Increased D-dimer levels with RV/LV ratio and their correlation with total thrombus volume suggest that it may be a prognostic factor.
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