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Three-Dimensional Phase Resolved Functional Lung Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Published on: June 21, 2024
Functional lung assessment with radionuclides in paediatric respiratory diseases: a useful, underutilized test in
Shaunak Navalkissoor1, Marina Easty, Lorenzo Biassoni
1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. shaunakn@hotmail.com
Abstract:
Ventilation/perfusion (VQ) studies have a much wider application range in paediatrics compared with the adult population and provide a noninvasive way to evaluate lung function. VQ studies can be used to determine lung function in patients with primary lung, vascular, cardiac and skeletal pathology. We have examined the literature regarding the current indications of the VQ scan in children. We report a summary of the current indications of VQ scans in paediatrics corroborated by our own experience as a paediatric tertiary referral centre.
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