RADIONUCLIDE PERFUSION LUNG SCAN

DATE: 1/11/2006

PROCEDURE:  Following IV administration of 99mTc-macroaggregates of albumin, perfusion images of the lung were obtained in the anterior, posterior, bilateral oblique, and both lateral projections.  

99mTc-MAA DOSE: [1.5] mCi

CORRELATIVE STUDIES: Chest X-ray dated […].

COMPARISON: None.

CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a [...]-year-old [fe]male with a history of [...], now presenting with worsening dyspnea. The patient is now referred for evaluation of a possible acute pulmonary embolism.

FINDINGS: 

Perfusion study: 

There is diffuse homogeneous uptake visualized on the perfusion images.  No segmental defects are seen. 

On the […] images, a significant decrease in tracer activity is noted throughout the […].

No segmental or sub-segmental defect is seen in the bilateral lung fields to suggest the presence of pulmonary emboli.

CONCLUSIONS:

Under PIOPED criteria, this is a normal study.

Thank you for referring this patient to the UCLA Nuclear Medicine Clinic.

I, [...], M.D., Ph.D., have reviewed this Nuclear Medicine study personally, and am in full agreement with the findings of the report presented here.