TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of V/Q SPECT and planar V/Q lung scintigraphy in diagnosing acute pulmonary embolism
AU - Borgwardt, Henrik Gutte
AU - Mortensen, Jann
AU - Jensen, Claus Verner
AU - Von Der Recke, Peter
AU - Petersen, Claus Leth
AU - Kristoffersen, Ulrik Sloth
AU - Kjær, Andreas
PY - 2010/1/1
Y1 - 2010/1/1
N2 - Planar ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy is currently the standard method for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in most nuclear medicine centers. However, recent studies have shown a superior sensitivity and specificity when applying V/Q single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in diagnosing PE. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of three-dimensional V/Q SPECT in comparison with planar V/Q scintigraphy.
AB - Planar ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) scintigraphy is currently the standard method for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in most nuclear medicine centers. However, recent studies have shown a superior sensitivity and specificity when applying V/Q single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) in diagnosing PE. This study evaluated the diagnostic performance of three-dimensional V/Q SPECT in comparison with planar V/Q scintigraphy.
U2 - 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3283336747
DO - 10.1097/MNM.0b013e3283336747
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 19918207
SN - 0143-3636
VL - 31
SP - 82
EP - 86
JO - Nuclear Medicine Communications
JF - Nuclear Medicine Communications
IS - 1
ER -