title: Guidelines for lung scintigraphy in children.
abstract: The purpose of this set of guidelines is to help the nuclear medicine practitioner perform a good quality lung isotope scan. The indications for the test are summarised. The different radiopharmaceuticals used for the ventilation and the perfusion studies, the technique for their administration, the dosimetry, the acquisition of the images, the processing and the display of the images are discussed in detail. The issue of whether a perfusion-only lung scan is sufficient or whether a full ventilation-perfusion study is necessary is also addressed. The document contains a comprehensive list of references and some web site addresses which may be of further assistance.
authors.affiliation: Unità di Medicina Nucleare, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesù, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Gianclaudio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ciofetta
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piepsz
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roca
authors.forename: Sybille
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hahn
authors.forename: Rune
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sixt
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Biassoni
authors.forename: Diego
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: De Palma
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zucchetta
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000378:metabolism; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000379:methods*; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods*; D010477:Perfusion; D010539:Permeability; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012709:Serum Albumin