Figure 5.1 Admission chest radiograph demonstrating cardiomegaly and massively enlarged central pulmonary arteries Prior to presentation, he was unable to walk through large grocery stores without stopping. However, he drives,…
Figure 10.1 Computed tomography of the chest demonstrating thickening of the wall of the left pulmonary artery (blue arrow), occlusive thrombus in the proximal right PA (solid white arrow) and…
Figure 15.1 CT angiogram imaging the proximal pulmonary vessels (a), progressing down to the lower lobe arteries (b–d). Lining thrombus is noted throughout the proximal vessels, which does not extend…
Figure 6.1 Preoperative chest radiograph showing a prominent right atrial shadow, with central PA enlargement Ventilation perfusion scan showed perfusion defects to the apical posterior segments of the left upper…
Figure 7.1 Chest radiograph at time of evaluation for thromboendarterectomy Lung scintigraphy (Fig. 7.2) demonstrated large right upper lobe and lingular perfusion defects, with a smaller unmatched defect in the…
