Diagnostic Imaging Pathways - Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy

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Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism

Image 1a and 1b (Computed Tomography): Axial and reconstructed images of bilateral pulmonary arterial emboli (arrows)

Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism

Image 2 (Ventilation Perfusion Scan): The ventilation series demonstrates uniform distribution of tracer throughout both lung fields. The perfusion series demonstrates generalised reduced tracer uptake in the right lung with multiple segmental and subsegmental perfusion defects throughout both lung fields. These findings have a high probability for recent pulmonary embolism.