Prominent cerebral veins on susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) in pulmonary embolism

Oztoprak B.

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, vol.27, no.7, pp.3004-3012, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 27 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00330-016-4606-x
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.3004-3012
  • Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Clinical applications of susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) are increasing steadily. The aim of this study is to investigate the appearance of cerebral veins on SWI, which is very sensitive to the deoxyhaemoglobin level in vessels, in pulmonary embolism (PE).