Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department

Table 5

Most common alternative or incidental findings on CTPA of patients without PE (𝑁=183).

	𝑁	%
Emphysema	14	7.6
Pneumonia	13	7.1
Atelectasis	10	5.5
Bronchiectasis	7	3.8
Air trapping	6	3.3
Congestive heart failure	6	3.3
Pleural effusion	5	2.7
New pulmonary nodule/mass	3	1.6
No alternative finding	119	65