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Pulmonary angiography - Results

Alternative Names

Pulmonary arteriography

Normal Values:

The x-ray will show normal structures for the age of the patient.

What abnormal results mean:

Abnormal results may be due to:

Blood clot in the lungs
Narrowed blood vessel
Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary embolism
Tumor

Pulmonary arteries

Reviewed last on: 1/23/2009
Benjamin Taragin M.D. Department of Radiology Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

References

Rubens MB, Dalal P. Pulmonary Circulation and Pulmonary Thromboembolism. In: Grainger RC, Allison D, Adam, Dixon AK, eds. Diagnostic Radiology: A Textbook of Medical Imaging. 5th ed. New York, NY: Churchill Livingstone; 2008:chap 26.

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