Acute pulmonary embolism detected by perfusion SPECT/CT masquerading as an intermediate probability planar V/Q scan Journal Article
| Authors: | Lu, Y.; Fox, J. J. |
| Article Title: | Acute pulmonary embolism detected by perfusion SPECT/CT masquerading as an intermediate probability planar V/Q scan |
| Abstract: | A 51-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma, renal insufficiency, and a remote pulmonary embolism (PE) was referred for a ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan because of dyspnea and chest pain one day after left partial nephrectomy. Planar V/Q scan revealed an intermediate probability for PE. As the pretest probability for PE was high, a perfusion SPECT/CT was obtained, which clearly demonstrated a large segmental perfusion defect on a background of clear lung parenchyma, consistent with the presence of PE. Follow-up planar V/Q scan after 1 month of anticoagulation therapy was normal. © 2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. |
| Keywords: | adult; case report; follow up; computer assisted tomography; anticoagulant therapy; kidney failure; kidney carcinoma; dyspnea; lung embolism; pulmonary embolism; thorax pain; partial nephrectomy; warfarin; collimator; single photon emission computer tomography; spect; lung parenchyma; spect/ct; v/q scan; lung angiography; lung ventilation perfusion ratio |
| Journal Title: | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Issue: | 12 |
| ISSN: | 0363-9762 |
| Publisher: | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
| Date Published: | 2010-12-01 |
| Start Page: | 941 |
| End Page: | 943 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181f9de54 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 21206226 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 20 April 2011" - "CODEN: CNMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
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