title: Pulmonary Perfusion Changes Following Single-Lung Transplantation.
abstract: Following single-lung transplantation (SLT), there is significant redistribution of flow preferentially to the transplanted lung. Altered lung perfusion leads to unusual results when performing pulmonary scintigraphy, which could result in interpretation errors. We present pulmonary scintigraphy images from a 67-year-old female patient with history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease that were obtained before SLT, 10 days after SLT, and 3 months after SLT.
authors.affiliation: From the *Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, and †The Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
authors.forename: Joby
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.forename: Lilja B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Solnes
authors.forename: Roberto A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Salas Fragomeni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000601:surgery; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D055420:Perfusion Imaging; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*