Patient recruitment
pulmonary artery embolism
PULMONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM
Based on the inclusion criteria, 151 patients each with a suspected pulmonary artery embolism were enrolled and randomly assigned to two study groups with different breathing maneuvers. One patient withdrew from the CTPA examination and the study at his own request before the CT scan was performed. Therefore, the final study collective consisted of 150 patients, which completed the study examination successfully, regardless of their group assignment. In the MM group, the device could be applied in all cases. A group comparison in terms of artifacts and image quality was performed based on the whole collective without further exclusion of patients. The study inclusion workflow is summarized in Fig. Prospective patient recruitmentExample patients. 