Complete right-to-left shunt on lung perfusion SPECT results in the detection of a persistent left vena cava superior draining to the left atrium
| Autor: | Bart Ilsen, Tony Lahoutte, Hendrik Everaert, Gaetane Ceulemans, Douwe Verdries |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Medical Imaging and Physical Sciences, Medical Imaging |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Male
lcsh:Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine medicine.medical_specialty Vena Cava Superior Vena cava Right-to-left shunt lcsh:R895-920 Left atrium Chest pain Internal medicine medicine.artery Humans Medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Heart Atria Tibial fracture Tetralogy Lung Tomography Emission-Computed Single-Photon business.industry Lung perfusion Middle Aged medicine.disease Pulmonary embolism respiratory tract diseases medicine.anatomical_structure SPECT Cardiology Radiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology, Vol 95, Iss 5 (2012) Vrije Universiteit Brussel Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology; Vol 95, No 5 (2012); 334 |
| ISSN: | 2514-8281 1780-2393 |
| Popis: | In order to exclude acute pulmonary embolism, a lung perfusion scintigraphy was performed in a 53-year-old male, with a history of Fallot’s tetralogy. He had been immobilized because of a tibial fracture and complained of worsening chest pain and dyspnea. |
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