Abstract
Purpose: This report illustrates the utility of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in differentiating radiation pneumonitis from other causes of dyspnea, including pulmonary embolism, heart failure, obstructive tumor, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods and Results: A nonsegmental mismatched perfusion abnormality, which exactly conformed to a radiation port, was diagnostic of radiation pneumonitis. Conclusion: In patients with lung tumors presenting with dyspnea, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy may be useful in diagnosing radiation pneumonitis and effectively excluding other causes of dyspnea.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 54-56 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Clinical Nuclear Medicine |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1999 |
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Keywords
- Lung Cancer
- Radiation Pneumonitis
- Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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Nonsegmental ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy mismatch after radiation therapy. / Chin, Bennett B.; Welsh, James S.; Kleinberg, Lawrence R; Ettinger, David S; White, Peter.
In: Clinical Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 24, No. 1, 01.1999, p. 54-56.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Nonsegmental ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy mismatch after radiation therapy
AU - Chin, Bennett B.
AU - Welsh, James S.
AU - Kleinberg, Lawrence R
AU - Ettinger, David S
AU - White, Peter
PY - 1999/1
Y1 - 1999/1
N2 - Purpose: This report illustrates the utility of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in differentiating radiation pneumonitis from other causes of dyspnea, including pulmonary embolism, heart failure, obstructive tumor, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods and Results: A nonsegmental mismatched perfusion abnormality, which exactly conformed to a radiation port, was diagnostic of radiation pneumonitis. Conclusion: In patients with lung tumors presenting with dyspnea, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy may be useful in diagnosing radiation pneumonitis and effectively excluding other causes of dyspnea.
AB - Purpose: This report illustrates the utility of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in differentiating radiation pneumonitis from other causes of dyspnea, including pulmonary embolism, heart failure, obstructive tumor, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods and Results: A nonsegmental mismatched perfusion abnormality, which exactly conformed to a radiation port, was diagnostic of radiation pneumonitis. Conclusion: In patients with lung tumors presenting with dyspnea, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy may be useful in diagnosing radiation pneumonitis and effectively excluding other causes of dyspnea.
KW - Lung Cancer
KW - Radiation Pneumonitis
KW - Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy
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