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Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Imaging > Radionuclide Imaging > Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Radioisotope > Radionuclide Imaging > Ventilation-Perfusion Scan
Diagnosis > Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures > Diagnostic Techniques, Respiratory System > Respiratory Function Tests > Ventilation-Perfusion Scan

Preferred term

Ventilation-Perfusion Scan  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A two-part radionuclide imaging that measures VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO of the lungs often used to investigate PULMONARY EMBOLISM. Image acquisitions may be performed using various combinations of gamma camera, PET and SPECT scanning techniques.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scans
  • Lung VQ Scan
  • Pulmonary Ventilation Perfusion Scans
  • Ventilation Perfusion Lung Scan
  • Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy
  • VQ Lung Scan
  • V-Q Scintigraphy

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-CD7PRX4J-9

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