[Radioisotopic studies and pulmonary thromboembolic diseases].
Perfusion and ventilation-perfusion lung scans are widely used as pivotal tests in the diagnostic work-up of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism. Lung scan is a safe and reliable non invasive method to evaluate pulmonary blood flow restoration after an acute pulmonary embolism. The follow-up lung scan performed at completion of anticoagulant therapy serves as a new baseline for the diagnosis of recurrent pulmonary embolism.
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Service de Biophysique et de Médecine Nucléaire, Hôpital Laennec, Paris.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000502:physiology; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012123:Pulmonary Ventilation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods