RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Portosystemic Shunting in Superior Vena Cava Obstruction by Tumor Demonstrated on Ventilation–Perfusion Lung Scan
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 118
OP 119
DO 10.2967/jnmt.113.131375
VO 42
IS 2
A1 Ryu, Seung Wook
A1 Waugh, Adrian
A1 Allman, Kevin C.
YR 2014
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/42/2/118.abstract
AB Extrapulmonary deposition of macroaggregated albumin particles on lung perfusion scintigraphy occurs in the presence of right-to-left shunting, as demonstrated in this case of portosystemic shunting related to superior vena cava obstruction by germ cell tumor of the mediastinum. The case demonstrates the importance of examining tracer deposition within the entire field of view on 99mTc-macroaggregated albumin perfusion lung scintigraphy for extrapulmonary findings.