File:Acute cor pulmonale (ultrasound) (Radiopaedia 83508-98818 Axial C+ CTPA 44).jpg

Summary:

• Radiopaedia case ID: 83508
• Image ID: 53769427
• Image stack position: 44/84
• Plane projection: Axial
• Aux modality: C+ CTPA
• Study findings: Bilateral pulmonary infiltrates in keeping with respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19, dense consolidation right lower lobe, superimposed fibrotic and emphysematous changes throughout. Contrast enhancement in the main pulmonary arteries, primary and secondary branches. Suboptimal filling of the subsegmental branches. Within the limits of this examination no evidence of pulmonary embolism.
• Modality: CT
• System: Chest
• Findings: Bilateral patchy airspace opacities, most prominent in bases affecting right lung marginally more than left. No significant interval change. No evidence of pneumothorax or subcutaneous emphysema. Tracheostomy and gastric tube unchanged.
• Published: 2nd Nov 2020
• Source: https://radiopaedia.org/cases/acute-cor-pulmonale-ultrasound
• Author: David Carroll
• Permission: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/

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