TY - JOUR T1 - Spiral computed tomography for stratification of pulmonary embolism: ready for prime time? JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J SP - 1554 LP - 1555 DO - 10.1183/09031936.00038414 VL - 43 IS - 6 AU - Guy Meyer AU - Olivier Sanchez Y1 - 2014/06/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/43/6/1554.abstract N2 - The risk stratification of patients with pulmonary embolism has been the subject of a large number of studies in recent years. Current guidelines suggest that patients be stratified in order to identify low-risk patients, who might benefit from outpatient treatment, and high-risk patients, who should be admitted to hospital and who might benefit from more aggressive forms of treatment [1]. This can be achieved by clinical examination alone using either an explicit risk stratification tool or a more empirical set of criteria [2–5]. Subclinical myocardial injury and right ventricular dysfunction, assessed by biomarkers, echocardiography or spiral computed tomography, also have been shown to be associated with an increased risk of an adverse outcome in patients with pulmonary embolism [6–8].The study by Becattini et al. [9], published in this issue of the European Respiratory Journal, reinforces the role of computed tomography (CT) in the risk stratification of patients with pulmonary … ER -