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8570109

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-7
pubmed:abstractText
Pulmonary embolism remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality, being responsible for an estimated 200,000 deaths per annum in the USA and 21,000 per annum in the UK. Lung scintigraphy is in many instances the investigation of choice in suspected pulmonary thromboembolism. A normal perfusion lung scan excludes pulmonary embolism. An abnormal perfusion scan, while being sensitive, is of low specificity for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism and needs to be complemented with a ventilation study. Lung ventilation has been studied using inert gases of radiolabelled aerosols. The new radiopharmaceutical 99Tcm-Technegas is a suspension of 99Tcm-labelled, ultrafine, carbon particles produced in an atmosphere of high-purity argon. The size of the particles is of the order of 0.005-0.2 microns, which assures good peripheral penetration and alveolar deposition. After inhalation, static images in multiple projections may be acquired. The resultant images are of excellent technical quality and several publications have shown the value of Technegas images as an adjunct to perfusion imaging in suspected pulmonary thromboembolism. Studies comparing Technegas images with other ventilatory radiopharmaceuticals have in the majority of instances reported comparable diagnostic qualities.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0143-3636
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
802-10
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
The use of 99Tcm-Technegas in the investigation of patients with pulmonary thromboembolism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Review