Hemoptysis: Bronchial and Nonbronchial Systemic Arteries at 16–Detector Row CT

PURPOSE: To retrospectively evaluate 16–detector row computed tomography (CT) compared with conventional angiography in depiction of bronchial and nonbronchial systemic arteries in patients with hemoptysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Institutional review board approval was obtained, and informed consent was not required. Sixteen–detector row helical CT and conventional angiography of the thorax were performed in 22 patients (16 men, six women; age...