Ventilation-Perfusion Lung Scanning for Pulmonary Emboli

Computerized tomographic pulmonary angiography versus ventilation perfusion lung scanning for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW The purpose of this review is to focus on recent research that has addressed the relative merits of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) and ventilation perfusion (V/Q) scanning for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. RECENT FINDINGS Computed tomographic pulmonary angiography is the most sensitive test for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and its use has bee...

Diagnostic evaluation of planar and tomographic ventilation/perfusion lung images in patients with suspected pulmonary emboli.

Planar lung ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/P(PLANAR)) is a standard method for diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE). The goals of this study were to test whether the diagnostic information of ventilation/perfusion tomography (V/P(SPET)) applied in clinical routine might enhance information compared with V/P(PLANAR) and to streamline data processing for the demands of clinical routine. Th...

Perfusion lung scanning in obliterative pulmonary hypertension.

Spurious lung perfusion ventilation defect on planar ventilation-perfusion scan detected by SPECT imaging

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a preventable cause of morbidity and mortality which needs prompt recognition. Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan is a well-established diagnostic test for evaluation of suspected PE. We report a 32-year-old woman with history of rheumatologic disease and acute dyspnea, who was referred for V/Q scintigraphy. The planar images revealed multiple mismatched defects through...

Ventilation-perfusion lung scanning: stuck in a rut?

Published online: July 17, 2014. 2014;55:1395-1396. J Nucl Med. Michael M. Graham Perfusion Lung Scanning: Stuck in a Rut? − Ventilation http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/55/9/1395 This article and updated information are available at: http://jnm.snmjournals.org/site/subscriptions/online.xhtml Information about subscriptions to JNM can be found at: http://jnm.snmjournals.org/site/misc/permissi...