PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ryu, Seung Wook
AU  - Waugh, Adrian
AU  - Allman, Kevin C.
TI  - Portosystemic Shunting in Superior Vena Cava Obstruction by Tumor Demonstrated on Ventilation–Perfusion Lung Scan
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.113.131375
DP  - 2014 Jun 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - jnmt.113.131375
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/20/jnmt.113.131375.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/20/jnmt.113.131375.full
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.