The Effect of Single-Detector CT Versus MDCT on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Suspected Acute Pulmonary Embolism and Negative Results on CT Pulmonary Angiography

Abstract

Our results show that patients with suspected acute PE and negative CT results have acceptable clinical outcomes in the absence of anticoagulation treatment up to 6 months after acquisition of their initial scan. Furthermore, we found that the increased visualization of smaller, more peripheral arteries afforded by multislice technology did not affect clinical outcome.