Abstract |
A classic case of Swan-Ganz catheter-induced pulmonary infection was studied with both conventional chest radiography and computed tomography (CT). Chest radiography initially showed a fan-shaped opacity in the right middle lobe which later became somewhat rounded with no discernible cavitation. However, a cavitary lung lesion with a bulls-eye appearance was clearly demonstrated by CT. We speculate that such a cavitary lung lesion might be quite common in catheter-induced pulmonary infarction when CT is widely applied to such cases.
|
Authors | M S Shin, R C Reeves, K J Ho |
Journal | Chest
(Chest)
Vol. 96
Issue 2
Pg. 432-4
(Aug 1989)
ISSN: 0012-3692 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2752832
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
|
Topics |
- Aged
- Catheterization, Swan-Ganz
(adverse effects)
- Female
- Humans
- Pulmonary Embolism
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
|