Imaging in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- 1 March 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Journal of Thoracic Imaging
- Vol. 32 (2), 71-88
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rti.0000000000000256
Abstract
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is one of the potentially curable causes of pulmonary hypertension and is definitively treated with pulmonary thromboendartectomy. CTEPH can be overlooked, as its symptoms are nonspecific and can be mimicked by a wide range of diseases that can cause pulmonary hypertension. Early diagnosis of CTEPH and prompt evaluation for surgical candidacy are paramount factors in determining future outcomes. Imaging plays a central role in the diagnosis of CTEPH and patient selection for pulmonary thromboendartectomy and balloon pulmonary angioplasty. Currently, various imaging tools are used in concert, with techniques such as computed tomography (CT) and conventional pulmonary angiography providing detailed structural information, tests such as ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scanning providing functional data, and magnetic resonance imaging providing a combination of morphologic and functional information. Emerging techniques such as dual-energy CT and single photon emission computed tomography-CT V/Q scanning promise to provide both anatomic and functional information in a single test and may change the way we image these patients in the near future. In this review, we discuss the roles of various imaging techniques and discuss their merits, limitations, and relative strengths in depicting the structural and functional changes of CTEPH. We also explore newer imaging techniques and the potential value they may offer.This publication has 100 references indexed in Scilit:
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