Right ventricular enlargement in acute pulmonary embolism
Right ventricular enlargement in acute pulmonary embolism
(A) Chest CT shows extensive acute bilateral central PE.
(B) CT scan at the level of the ventricles demonstrates that the RV has a greater short axis diameter (red line) than the LV resulting in a RV/LV ratio >1.
CT: computed tomography; LV: left ventricle; PE: pulmonary embolism; RV: right ventricle.