Clinical Experience with Oblique Views in Pulmonary Perfusion Camera-Imaging in Normal and Pathological Anatomy

Mack, J. F.; Wellman, Henry N.; Saenger, Eugene L.; Friedman, Barry

doi:10.1148/92.4.897

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“…In practice the number of views is limited by the patient's ability to co-operate and the time available for performing the study. In view of the limitation of the depth of view of the instruments, a minimum of four views, including anterior, posterior and both lateral aspects, proves essential for adequately surveying the lungs (Sasahara, Belko & Simpson, 1967a;Surprenant, 1967;Mishkin, 1968;Mack et al, 1969).…”

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confidence: 99%

The role of lung imaging in pulmonary embolism

Mishkin

Johnson

1973

Postgraduate Medical Journal

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SummaryThe advantages of lung scanning in suspected pulmonary embolism are its diagnostic sensitivity, simplicity and safety. The ability to delineate regional pulmonary ischaemia, to quantitate its extent and to follow its response to therapy provides valuable clinical data available by no other simple means. The negative scan effectively excludes pulmonary embolism but, although certain ofits features favour the diagnosis of embolism, the positive scan inherently lacks specificity and requires angiographic confirmation when embolectomy, caval plication or infusion of a thrombolytic agent are contemplated. The addition of simple ventilation imging techniques with radioxenon overcomes this limitation by providing accurate analog estimation or digital quantitation of regional ventilation: perfusion (V/Q) ratios fundamental to understanding the pathophysiologic consequences of embolism and other diseases of the lung.

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confidence: 99%