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Arteriografía pulmonar; Angiograma pulmonar; Angiografía de los pulmones
Durante el procedimiento, se puede presentar ocasionalmente un ritmo cardíaco anormal que los médicos pueden monitorear y tratar.
Otros riesgos abarcan:
La exposición a la radiación es poca. Los rayos X se controlan y se regulan para suministrar la mínima cantidad de exposición a la radiación necesaria para producir una imagen. La mayoría de los expertos piensa que el riesgo es bajo comparado con los beneficios.
Las mujeres embarazadas y los niños son los más sensibles a los riesgos de la exposición a los rayos X.
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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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