Does this patient have pulmonary embolism?

SD Chunilal, JW Eikelboom, J Attia, M Miniati… - Jama, 2003 - jamanetwork.com
ContextExperienced clinicians' gestalt is useful in estimating the pretest probability for pulmonary
embolism and is complementary to diagnostic testing, such as lung scanning. However…

Pleural Liquid and Solute Exchange1-3

M Pistolesi, M Miniati, C Giuntini - Am Rev Respir Dis, 1989 - atsjournals.org
Introduction The small amount of liquid that, under physiologic conditions, is contained in
the tiny space surrounding the large surfaces of the two pleural sacs has been the focus of …

The chest roentgenogram in pulmonary edema

M Pistolesi, M Miniati, ENC Milne, C Giuntini - Clinics in Chest Medicine, 1985 - Elsevier
It has been shown that the chest roentgenogram is a sensitive and accurate pool for detecting
and quantitating cardiogenic pulmonary edema, This can be done at the interstitial stage, …

Accuracy of clinical assessment in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism

M Miniati, R Prediletto, B Formichi, C Marini… - American journal of …, 1999 - atsjournals.org
To provide clinical diagnostic criteria for pulmonary embolism (PE), we evaluated 750
consecutive patients with suspected PE who were enrolled in the Prospective Investigative Study …

Value of perfusion lung scan in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: results of the Prospective Investigative Study of Acute Pulmonary Embolism Diagnosis (PISA …

M Miniati, M Pistolesi, C Marini, G Di Ricco… - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
To assess the value of perfusion lung scan in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, we
prospectively evaluated 890 consecutive patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. Prior to …

Usefulness of ultrasound lung comets as a nonradiologic sign of extravascular lung water

…, V Coppola, E Agricola, G Mottola, M Miniati… - The American journal of …, 2004 - Elsevier
The “comet-tail” is an ultrasound sign detectable with ultrasound chest instruments; this sign
consists of multiple comet-tails fanning out from the lung surface. They originate from water-…

The radiologic distinction of cardiogenic and noncardiogenic edema

EN Milne, M Pistolesi, M Miniati… - American Journal of …, 1985 - Am Roentgen Ray Soc
Improvement in the ability to determine the specific cause of any given case of pulmonary
edema would lead to more rapid and definitive treatment. "Wedge" pressures and …

EANM guidelines for ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy: Part 1. Pulmonary imaging with ventilation/perfusion single photon emission tomography

M Bajc, JB Neilly, M Miniati, C Schuemichen… - European journal of …, 2009 - Springer
Pulmonary embolism (PE) can only be diagnosed with imaging techniques, which in
practice is performed using ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/P SCAN ) or multidetector …

Value of transthoracic echocardiography in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism: results of a prospective study in unselected patients

M Miniati, S Monti, L Pratali, G Di Ricco, C Marini… - The American journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: Echocardiography is advocated by some as a useful diagnostic test for patients
with suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), but its diagnostic accuracy is unknown. The …

Airway inflammation in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: relationship with lung function and radiologic emphysema

G Turato, R Zuin, M Miniati, S Baraldo… - American journal of …, 2002 - atsjournals.org
The lung pathology of severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been
poorly investigated. We examined surgical specimens obtained from patients with severe (forced …