Ventilation-perfusion imaging in pulmonary papillomatosis.
Three children with laryngeal papillomas involving the lungs had serial ventilation-perfusion scintigrams to assess results of therapy designed to reduce the bronchial involvement. Different imaging patterns were observed depending on size, number, and location of lesions. In early parenchymal involvement a ventilation-perfusion mismatch was seen. The initial and follow-up studies correlated well with clinical and radiographic findings. This noninvasive procedure is helpful in evaluating ventilatory and perfusion impairment in these patients as well as their response to treatment.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008863:Microspheres; D010212:Papilloma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio; D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes
D014980:Xenon Radioisotopes; D013667:Technetium