Radioisotope measurements of regional lung function in bronchogenic carcinoma.
Five out of 300 patients with bronchogenic carcinoma referred for pre-operative radioisotope imaging showed perfusion losses markedly in excess of regional ventilation impairment, a finding previously reported as being typical for pulmonary thrombeembolism.
D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes