The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 6 Findings other than pulmonary embolism in studied patients

From: Role of MRI in diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

Findings	CT findings	MRI findings
Pleural effusion	9 (18%)	11 (22%)
Pericardial effusion	2 (4%)	2 (4%)
Lung infarction	6 (12%)	7 (14%)
Pneumonia	5 (10%)	1 (2%)
Pulmonary mass	1 (2%)	2 (4%)
Mediastinal LNs	1 (2%)	2 (4%)
Cardiomegaly	2 (4%)	2 (4%)
Lung abscess	4 (8%)	4 (8%)

Data expressed as frequency (percentage). CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance image, LNs lymph nodes

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