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Case 15: CTEPH? But the Lung Scan Is Normal!

Authors :
Deepa Gopalan
Victor Test
William R. Auger
Source :
Clinical Cases in Cardiology ISBN: 9783030173654
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2019.

Abstract

That CT angiography demonstrates evidence for chronic thrombus while the perfusion pattern on lung scintigraphy is normal can be readily explained. This case will demonstrate this “discrepancy” and underscores the value of a normal VQ scan in ruling out operable chronic thromboembolic disease.

Subjects

Subjects :
medicine.medical_specialty
Lung
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Lung scan
medicine.disease
Scintigraphy
medicine.anatomical_structure
Angiography
Medicine
Thromboembolic disease
Radiology
Thrombus
business
Perfusion

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ISBN :
978-3-030-17365-4
ISBNs :
9783030173654
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Clinical Cases in Cardiology ISBN: 9783030173654
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........d763e7e7b71012f29d6addc9d12f495e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17366-1_15
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