Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH
Comparative analysis of radiation exposure from computed tomography and ventilation-perfusion scans in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: an early-onset cancer risk assessment.
Camille Simard, Deborah M Siegal, Lena Nguyen, Grégoire Le Gal, Rinku Sutradhar, Aurélien Delluc
Published: 202510.1016/j.jtha.2025.12.005
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and ventilation-perfusion (VQ) scans are used to diagnose pulmonary embolism (PE), but there are concerns about ionizing radiation exposure from CTPA and its potential to increase cancer ri…
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