A pulmonary contusion or lung contusion is a bruise in or on your lungs caused by blunt force to the chest. It is different than the tearing of lung tissue because a pulmonary contusion doesn’t ...

A pulmonary contusion is the most common injury to the lung in people who experience blunt trauma to the chest. A bruised lung is also called a pulmonary contusion . Left unchecked, bruised lungs ...

Learn about pulmonary angiography, a method to view blood vessels near your lungs, and the differences between this method and CTA.

August 31, 2009 — Pulmonary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in children can identify conditions other than pulmonary embolism (PE), including fractures and heart disease, according to the ...

Pulmonary contusion is bruising in or on a person’s lungs. Blood leaks into the lung tissue and can stop the lungs from working properly. Bruising of the lungs can happen due to blunt trauma, ...

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 ...

Visualization of segmental and subsegmental pulmonary arteries is substantially better with four-slice CTA and thin collimation (1.25 mm) than with single-slice CTA. 5,6 In two studies of fewer ...

Reston, Va. — Computed tomography angiography (CTA) can identify abnormalities and injury beyond the pulmonary arteries, including broken bones and heart disease, according to a study published ...