Open AccessHigh-resolution CT of the chest in four patients with pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis or pulmonary venoocclusive disease.
Author(s) -
B Dufour,
Sophie Maître,
Marc Humbert,
Frédérique Capron,
Gérald Simonneau,
D. Musset
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
american journal of roentgenology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.294
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1546-3141
pISSN - 0361-803X
DOI - 10.2214/ajr.171.5.9798872
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary hypertension , pulmonary edema , cardiology , radiology , lung
Clinical differentiation of isolated pulmonary hypertensive arteriopathy from pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis or pulmonary venoocclusive disease can be difficult on a clinical basis alone. Differentiation is important because misdiagnosis of pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis or pulmonary venoocclusive disease may lead to severe vasodilator-induced pulmonary edema. The objective of our study was to determine whether high-resolution CT of the chest could distinguish pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis or pulmonary venoocclusive disease from isolated pulmonary hypertensive arteriopathy.