Question

A 58-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant. What imaging is preferred after chest x-ray?

Accepted Answer

V/Q scan or CTPA depending on CXR and availability; V/Q often preferred with normal CXR

Answer

No imaging due to pregnancy

Answer

D-dimer alone to rule in

Answer

Lower-extremity x-ray

Answer

MRI pulmonary angiography routinely

Practice question

A 58-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant. What imaging is preferred after chest x-ray?