Nonsegmental ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy mismatch after radiation therapy

Bennett B. Chin; James S. Welsh; Lawrence Kleinberg; David Ettinger; Peter White

doi:10.1097/00003072-199901000-00012

Nonsegmental ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy mismatch after radiation therapy

Bennett B. Chin, James S. Welsh, Lawrence Kleinberg, David Ettinger, Peter White

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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	https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199901000-00012
State	Published - Jan 1 1999

Keywords

Lung Cancer
Radiation Pneumonitis
Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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