Benotti J R, Ockene I S, Alpert J S, Dalen J E
Cathet Cardiovasc Diagn. 1984;10(5):519-27. doi: 10.1002/ccd.1810100517.
For the angiographic diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) we performed balloon-occlusion pulmonary cineangiography in ten consecutive patients. The technical aspects of the balloon-occlusion cineangiographic technique are reviewed, and its complementary role in the diagnosis of PE are outlined and illustrated with several examples.