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Abstract #4098

Prevalence and Significance of Non-Thrombotic Findings on Pulmonary Magnetic Resonance Angiography Performed to Evaluate for Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Mark L. Schiebler1, Jitesh Ahuja1, Christopher J. Franois2, Harald Kramer1, Scott B. Reeder1, Thomas M. Grist2, Michael Repplinger3, Scott K. Nagle1

1Radiology, UW-Madison, Madison, WI, United States; 2Radiology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, United States; 3Medicine, UW-Madison, Madison, WI, United States

In the acute setting, clinically significant non-thrombotic ancillary findings, that may provide an alternative explanation for a patients chest pain, are found on MRA-PE exams with the same relative frequency as CTA-PE, while less significant incidental findings are not identified.

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