[Determination of three body compartments in the chest by scintigraphy].
We adapted a previously described method for the measurement of transthoracic tissue thickness and volumes of blood and interstitial tissue. This non-invasive procedure can be performed safely and by relatively simple means. We used a gamma camera and 99mTc to obtain transmission and emission scintigrams. A computer program written for a personal computer, can recognize the borders of the lung in a fully automatic manner and do the necessary calculations. Clinical studies show significantly higher interstitial volumes of the lung in patients with chronic pulmonary sarcoidosis.
D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
Die szintigraphische Messung dreier Körperkompartimente im Thoraxbereich.