title: Acute respiratory failure: a rare complication of perfusion photoscintigraphy in a patient with bullous emphysema.
abstract: Acute cardiorespiratory failure occurred in a patient with advanced bullous emphysema following perfusion photoscintigraphy with radiolabeled macroaggregated albumin. Complications of perfusion photoscintography are rare. However, in patients with advanced pulmonary vascular disease, special precautions may decrease the minimal hazard associated with perfusion photoscintigraphy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium