PMC4898000_01
58-year-old woman with suspected pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary angiogram of the right pulmonary artery obtained shortly after injection of contrast reveals an embolism within the right lower lobe pulmonary artery (arrow).
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The right pulmonary angiogram showed a right lower lobe pulmonary embolus (Figure 1A). In addition, extraluminal accumulation of contrast adjecent to the right main pulmonary artery occurred and persisted at 45 minutes (Figure 1B).
PMC4898000_02
58-year-old woman with suspected pulmonary embolism. Pulmonary angiogram at the completion of contrast injection demonstrates an a large area of contrast extravasation (encircled) in the region of the right pulmonary artery with extension into the middle mediastinum.
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However, a small amount of subintimal contrast extravasation was identified in the superior margin of the right pulmonary artery (Figure 2A, Figure 2B).