A case of pulmonary arterial hypertension with V/Q SPECT/CT that showed localized uptake of 99mTc just below the pleura and a unique distribution

A case of pulmonary arterial hypertension with V/Q SPECT/CT that showed localized uptake of 99mTc just below the pleura and a unique distribution

Abstract Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a life‐threatening disorder, which originates from various aetiologies. Ventilation–perfusion (V/Q) scanning is commonly used to evaluate the differential diagnosis of PH. Meanwhile, previous studies have shown that single‐photon emission computed tomography (...

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Main Authors: Yuri Suzuki, Ayumi Sekine, Akira Nishiyama, Toshihiko Sugiura, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Yuri Isaka, Yaeko Hashimoto, Tadasu Okaya, Ayaka Kuriyama, Jun Nagata, Ayako Shigeta, Seiichiro Sakao, Koichiro Tatsumi, Takuji Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
Series:Respirology Case Reports
Subjects:
pulmonary arterial hypertension
SPECT/CT
V/Q scintigraphy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.847

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https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.847

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