Objective:To investigate the value of dual energy pulmonary perfusion imaging using dual source CT in the diagnosis and clinical application of pulmonary artery embolism (PE). Methods: Seventy-eight consecutive patients suspected of having PE underwent CT pulmonary arteriography with dual-energy technique on a dual source CT scanner. CT pulmonary arteriography (CTPA) and perfusion blood volume (PBV) images after post-processing of the raw data were obtained. Evaluation of the PBV image quality and typing of PE were performed by two radiologists as well as to observe the presence,location,extent of PE. The PBV appearances and its relationship with CTA images as well as pulmonary parenchyma abnormities were analyzed. The consistency of the 2 observers in evaluating the PBV image quality and typing were examined by Kappa value. The sensitivity,specificity,positive predictive value (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV) of PBV images for the diagnosis of PE were calculated. Results:The ranking of PBV image quality and typing showed very good agreement between two observers,the K value was 0. 87 and 0. 80, respectively (P展开▼
