A 64-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant at 24 weeks. She is stable with moderate clinical probability. What is the preferred imaging?...

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A 64-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant at 24 weeks. She is stable with moderate clinical probability. What is the preferred imaging?

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Ventilation-perfusion scan

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CT pulmonary angiography

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MRI pulmonary angiography

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No imaging; start warfarin

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Lower limb venography

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism in Pregnancy