Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Emission computed tomography vs perfusion scanning in lung disease

  • Published:
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Emission computed tomography has achieved considerable credibility in thallium-201 cardiac imaging and in brain imaging studies. To date the procedure has had only limited application in the study of other organs. In the present study traditional perfusion lung scans were compared with horizontal, sagittal and frontal tomograms in 30 patients. Preliminary results showed agreement between the two methods in most cases. Tomography, however, gave more precise information about the site and extent of areas of deficient lung perfusion. In a small number of cases tomography also revealed defects not seen on conventional scans. In patients with cardiomegaly in whom conventional scanning data were difficult to assess, tomography proved enlightening.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. Burdine JA, Murphy PH, Depuey EG (1979) Radionuclide computed tomography of the body using routine radiopharmaceuticals. II. Clinical applications. JNM 20:108–114

    Google Scholar 

  2. Carril JM, MacDonald AF, Keyes WI, Mallard JR (1980) Contribution of radioisotope CAT to the detection of recurrent tumour in the brain. Eur J Nucl Med 5:151–153

    Google Scholar 

  3. Hill TC, Lovett RD, McNeil BJ (1980) Observations on the clinical value of emission tomography. JNM 21:613–616

    Google Scholar 

  4. Holmann BL, Hill TC, Wynne JC (1979) Single photon transaxial emission computed tomography of the heart in normal subjects and in patients with infarction. JNM 20:736–740

    Google Scholar 

  5. Jaszczak RJ, Murphy PH, Huard D et al. (1977) Radionuclide emission computed tomography of the heart with 99mTc and a scintillation camera. JNM 18:373–380

    Google Scholar 

  6. Maublant J, Jourde M, Veyre A (1979) Transverse CAT of the myocardium with 201 T1. Eur J Nucl Med 4:457–459

    Google Scholar 

  7. Maublant J, Le Jeune JJ, Bonafous J, Veyre A (1980) Tridimensional image smoothing in emission tomography. Nucl Med Communications 1:363–367

    Google Scholar 

  8. Treves S, Hill TC, Van Praagh R (1979) Computed tomography of the heart using Thallium 201 in children. Radiology 133:707–710

    Google Scholar 

  9. Watson NE, Cowan RJ, Ball MR et al. (1980) A comparison of brain imaging with gamma-camera, single photon emission computed tomography and transmission computed tomography. JNM 21:507–511

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Service de Médecine Nucléaire, Centre Jean Perrin, Dir.: Pr. Meyniel, 63011, Clermont Ferrand, France

    J. J. Le Jeune, J. Maublant, M. Lahellec & A. Veyre

Authors
  1. J. J. Le Jeune
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. J. Maublant
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. M. Lahellec
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. A. Veyre
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Le Jeune, J.J., Maublant, J., Lahellec, M. et al. Emission computed tomography vs perfusion scanning in lung disease. Eur J Nucl Med 7, 171–173 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443926

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00443926

Keywords

Search

Navigation