Lung Scintigraphy Clinical Applications (*)

               (*) Very often Perfusion and Ventilation Scan Jointly

                       - Pulmonary Embolism

                       - Posoperative Function Prediction

                       - COPD Assessment

                       - Hepatopulmonary Syndrome

References:

Spies WG. Ventilation/Perfusion Scintigraphy and Royal HD Pulmonary Imaging for Nonthromboembolic Disease, in Henkin RE et al. Nuclear Medicine. Mosby St Louis 1996, p 1382 and 1440.

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