Guidelines for lung scintigraphy in children.
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.
Ciofetta
Gianclaudio
G
Unità di Medicina Nucleare, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambin Gesù, Rome, Italy.
Piepsz
Amy
A
Roca
Isabel
I
Fisher
Sybille
S
Hahn
Klaus
K
Sixt
Rune
R
Biassoni
Lorenzo
L
De Palma
Diego
D
Zucchetta
Pietro
P
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
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012709:Serum Albumin