Overdiagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism by Pulmonary CT Angiography

Abstract

In routine clinical practice, PEs diagnosed by pulmonary CTA are frequently overdiagnosed, when compared with the consensus opinion of a panel of expert chest radiologists. Improvements in the quality of pulmonary CTA examination and increased familiarity with potential diagnostic pitfalls in pulmonary CTA are recommended to minimize misdiagnosis of PE.