OBJECTIVE. In this article, we describe the concepts of ventilation-perfusion planar, SPECT, and SPECT/CT and outline the advantages of integrated ventilation-perfusion SPECT/CT over planar imaging. We present an overview of the traditional and new applications of ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy. CONCLUSION. SPECT/CT has improved the diagnostic accuracy of ventilation-perfusion imaging and opened the door for a new spectrum of applications.
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Gladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, San Francisco, CA USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Cardiovasc Res Inst, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAGladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Bruneau, Benoit G.
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Srivastava, Deepak
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Gladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, San Francisco, CA USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Biochem & Biophys, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAGladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
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Gladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, San Francisco, CA USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Cardiovasc Res Inst, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAGladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Bruneau, Benoit G.
;
Srivastava, Deepak
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Gladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Pediat, San Francisco, CA USA
Univ Calif San Francisco, Dept Biochem & Biophys, San Francisco, CA 94143 USAGladstone Inst Cardiovasc Dis, San Francisco, CA 94158 USA