Processing

-  Check "bolus" quality before starting processing.

-  Read cine on the computer screen and parametric images in printouts, using gray color scale or invert black and white.

-  Note heart size, lung transit and any sign of left to right recirculation

-  Get Qp:Qs ideally using only automatic algorythm . (Normal Values)

References:

Maltz DL, Treves S. Circulation. 1973 May;47(5):1049-56. Quantitative radionuclide angiocardiography: determination of Qp: Qs in children.
Peix A. Medicina Nuclear en Cardiología Pediátrica, p 151-158 in: Medicina Nuclear Aplicaciones Clínicas. Eds: I. Carrio - P. González. Editorial Masson, Barcelona España, 2003.
 

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