Background: A 42-year-old woman with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis presented with rapid-onset dyspnea on exertion, which had developed over the previous 8 weeks. She had not experienced any ...

A high index of suspicion combined with a meticulous history and physical examination is paramount in the evaluation of patients with pulmonary hypertension. Careful attention should be given to prior ...

A heart perfusion imaging scan, or myocardial perfusion scan, is a test that tells doctors how well a person’s heart pumps blood. Doctors may use this test when diagnosing the cause of chest pain or ...

This article, the last in a five-part series on nuclear medicine imaging techniques, explains how ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy works and what precautions are required when it is used Nuclear ...

Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) is the end result of persistent obstruction of the pulmonary arteries by acute or recurrent pulmonary emboli. In the era of successful surgical ...

MDCT pulmonary angiography is replacing the ventilation-perfusion lung scan to diagnose suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients, say researchers from Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

The written report is the final product of the Nuclear Medicine consultation. Reports must contain specific information to identify the patient, the specific procedure, indications for the examination ...

Backround A 40-year-old woman presented with dyspnea in the fifth month of pregnancy followed by a sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain 2 weeks postpartum. She was diagnosed as having pulmonary ...

A 62-year-old man was resuscitated from a ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. His coronary angiogram was normal, and a gated blood pool scan demonstrated normal left ventricular function. An ...

The influence of gravity on the distributions of ventilation and blood flow, as demonstrated by the effects of posture, is discussed and explained on the theoretical basis of gravitational gradients ...

Dr. Samir Zaidi (Medicine): A 48-year-old woman with a history of venous thromboembolism was seen in the pulmonary clinic of this hospital because of cough and decreased exercise tolerance. Fifteen ...

Background A 42-year-old woman with limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis presented with rapid-onset dyspnea on exertion, which had developed over the previous 8 weeks. She had not experienced any ...