1996
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.96.09122553
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Thallium-201 scintigraphy in the evaluation of graft dysfunction in lung transplantation. Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Lung Transplant Group

Abstract: T Th ha al ll li iu um m--2 20 01 1 s sc ci in nt ti ig gr ra ap ph hy y i in n t th he e e ev va al lu ua at ti io on n o of f g gr ra af ft t d dy ys sf fu un nc ct ti io on n i in n l lu un ng g t tr ra an ns sp pl la an nt ta at ti io on n ABSTRACT: The object of this study was to evaluate graft dysfunction utilizing thallium-201 scintigraphy in patients who had undergone lung transplantation.We studied 11 patients who had undergone single-lung transplantation and had 44 evaluations for suspected graft dys… Show more

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“…Several imaging techniques have been proposed to overcome this problem and assess specifically the function of single grafts, including krypton-81m ventilation and/or technetium-99m perfusion scintigraphy (11,20), single-photon-emission computerized tomography (4,22,23), thallium-201 scintigraphy (15), contrast-enhanced dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (3), and, more recently, helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging (10,28). However, the complex and/or expensive nature of these techniques makes them ill-suited for wide clinical use.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Several imaging techniques have been proposed to overcome this problem and assess specifically the function of single grafts, including krypton-81m ventilation and/or technetium-99m perfusion scintigraphy (11,20), single-photon-emission computerized tomography (4,22,23), thallium-201 scintigraphy (15), contrast-enhanced dynamic magnetic resonance imaging (3), and, more recently, helium-3 magnetic resonance imaging (10,28). However, the complex and/or expensive nature of these techniques makes them ill-suited for wide clinical use.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…While thallium-201 scintigraphy is an extremely sensitive method for detecting an inflammatory process in the lung (up to 94% sensitive in some studies), unlike bronchoscopy, it is not capable of detecting a specific histologic process or a specific organism causing an infection. 7 There is also literature to support decreased uptake of Tc-99m during stress by lungs afflicted by COPD. The exact mechanism for decreased or absent uptake of Tc-99m on stress imaging remains unknown.…”
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confidence: 98%