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ArticleWorld journal of nuclear medicine

Bronchopulmonary Sequestration as a Cause of Mismatched Perfusion Defect on Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography Ventilation-perfusion Scan.

Michael A S Kreltszheim, Nick I Brown, Joseph C Lee

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Article in World journal of nuclear medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Michael A S KreltszheimDepartment of Medical Imaging, Gold Coast University Hospital, Southport QLD 4215, Australia.
Nick I BrownDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia.
Joseph C LeeDepartment of Medical Imaging, The Prince Charles Hospital, Chermside QLD 4032, Australia.
Prince Charles Hospital · AUGold Coast Hospital · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a 46-year-old female with pleuritic chest pain on a background of pulmonary embolism diagnosed on a single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) imaging 3 years earlier. A SPECT V/Q scan detected a mismatched perfusion defect in the posterior basal segment of the right lower lobe, essentially unchanged from a defect identified 3 years earlier. Given the atypical finding, the patient went on to have a computed tomographic pulmonary angiogram. It revealed an intralobar bronchopulmonary sequestration as the cause of the right lower lobe mismatched perfusion defect. With growing awareness of radiation safety, the number of V/Q imaging studies being undertaken to investigate suspected pulmonary emboli, especially in young female patients, has increased. This case report serves as a timely reminder of the potential pitfalls associated with V/Q scan image interpretation.

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Bronchopulmonary sequestrationcomputed tomographic pulmonary angiographylung imagingsingle-photon emission computed tomographyventilation-perfusion scan

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PMID29398969
PMCPMC5778718
OpenAlexW2782442044

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