Guidelines for lung scintigraphy in children.

• The purpose of this set of guidelines is to help the nuclear medicine practitioner perform a good quality lung isotope scan. The indications for the test are summarised. The different radiopharmaceuticals used for the ventilation and the perfusion studies, the technique for their administration, the dosimetry, the acquisition of the images, the processing and the display of the images are discussed in detail. The issue of whether a perfusion-only lung scan is sufficient or whether a full ventilation-perfusion study is necessary is also addressed. The document contains a comprehensive list of references and some web site addresses which may be of further assistance.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Body Weight

Child

Epithelial Cells

metabolism

Guidelines as Topic

Humans

Lung

pathology

radionuclide imaging

Medical Oncology

methods

Pediatrics

methods

Perfusion

Permeability

Radiometry

methods

Radionuclide Imaging

instrumentation

methods

Radiopharmaceuticals

diagnostic use

Serum Albumin

chemistry

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)