COUNT RATE DETERMINATION FOR QUALITY-CONTROL OF COMBINED LUNG VENTILATION AND PERFUSION SCINTIGRAPHY - CASE-REPORT

Authors
BULTMANN T HELLER J SCHEURLEN C GRUNWALD F SAUERBRUCH T BIERSACK HJ
Citation
T. Bultmann et al., COUNT RATE DETERMINATION FOR QUALITY-CONTROL OF COMBINED LUNG VENTILATION AND PERFUSION SCINTIGRAPHY - CASE-REPORT, Nuklearmedizin, 36(6), 1997, pp. 213-217
Citations number
19
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Nuklearmedizin → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
6
Year of publication
1997
Pages
213 - 217
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
We present the case of a 43-year-old male patient who suffered from a massive pulmonary embolism, induced by a peritoneovenous shunt of the Denver type. Calculation of the count rates of the ventilation and per fusion scintigraphy respectively showed a too low ventilation/perfusio n ratio. After reinjection of additional Tc-99m-MAA the second perfusi on study showed further mismatch areals. Count rate ratio determinatio n is essential as a clinical quality control.