Acute pulmonary embolism detected by perfusion SPECT/CT masquerading as an intermediate probability planar V/Q scan

Yang Lu; Josef J. Fox

doi:10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181f9de54

Acute pulmonary embolism detected by perfusion SPECT/CT masquerading as an intermediate probability planar V/Q scan

Yang Lu, Josef J. Fox

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Abstract

A 51-year-old man with renal cell carcinoma, renal insufficiency, and a remote pulmonary embolism (PE) was referred for a ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan because of dyspnea and chest pain one day after left partial nephrectomy. Planar V/Q scan revealed an intermediate probability for PE. As the pretest probability for PE was high, a perfusion SPECT/CT was obtained, which clearly demonstrated a large segmental perfusion defect on a background of clear lung parenchyma, consistent with the presence of PE. Follow-up planar V/Q scan after 1 month of anticoagulation therapy was normal.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	941-943
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	35
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/RLU.0b013e3181f9de54
State	Published - Dec 2010
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

SPECT
SPECT/CT
V/Q scan
pulmonary embolism

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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