Residuen nach Lungenembolie
In thoracic imaging, a pulmonary arterial web is given to describe fibrotic bands which are delicate ribbonlike structures anchored to the vessel wall at two ends with a free unattached mid portion. Sometimes a web also used to describe a bands that have branches and form networks of varying complexity. The term should not be confused with pulmonary artery banding which is a surgical technique to reduce pulmonary overcirculation in certain congenital heart diseases .
Pulmonary arterial webs are a late sequelae of chronic pulmonary thromboembolism.
Radigraphic features
CT - CTPA
There are typically seen as thin lines surrounded by contrast material. These bands generally range around 0.3-2 cm in length and from less than 0.1-0.3 cm in width . They are usually oriented along the direction of blood flow along the long axis of the vessel.
Webs are more often seen in the distal lobar or segmental arteries.
Siehe auch:
- Lungenarterienembolie
- angeborene Fehlbildungen der Lunge
- chronisch rezidivierende Lungenembolie
- Dissektion Pulmonalarterien
- Verkalkungen in pulmonalen Emboli