Korean J Radiol.  2015 Aug;16(4):951-952. 10.3348/kjr.2015.16.4.951.

CT Pulmonary Angiography Features of a Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

• Chawla A
• Gaikwad V
• Dubey N
• Bosco J

• KMID: 2155573
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2015.16.4.951

Abstract

No abstract available.

Keyword

CT pulmonary angiography; Dyspnea; Hepatopulmonary syndrome

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Volume rendered three-dimensional image of CT pulmonary angiogram shows dilated distal end of branches of right lower lobe pulmonary artery (white arrows).

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