Introduction
pulmonary artery embolism, VTE, venous thromboembolism
PULMONARY ARTERY EMBOLISM, SECONDARY, DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS
The clinical picture of pulmonary artery embolism secondary to deep vein thrombosis falls under the term venous thromboembolism (VTE) [In case of a suspected PE, laboratory testing of D-Dimer is often performed. In this context, the sensitivity of different point-of-care tests is reported as above 90%, however, specificity ranges from 42 to 64% [Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate if a device-assisted breathing maneuver “suction against resistance” results in better contrast in CTPA target arteries and if the occurrence of the TIC phenomenon can be reduced.