Case 5/2017 - A 28-Year-Old Woman with Cor Pulmonale Due to Pulmonary Hypertension Secondary to Chronic Pulmonary Thromboembolism
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Her technetium-99m diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid (99mTc-DTPA) radioaerosol inhalation lung scintigraphy (May 21, 2008) revealed marked hypoventilation of the left lung and retention of the radiotracer in the right peri-hilar region, suggestive of a parenchymal process. The use of 99mTC human albumin macroaggregates (99mTC MAA) revealed no perfusion in the left lung and perfusion defects in the right lung base.
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