Pulmonary Imaging in Fat Embolism Syndrome

Ventilation/perfusion lung scanning can be used to effectively detect fat embolism following skeletal trauma. Typical ventilation/perfusion findings may be present when the chest radiograph is normal, and clinical findings are equivocal.

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1986-07, Vol.11 (7), p.521-522
Main Authors: PARK, HEE-MYUNG, DUCRET, RENÉ P, BRINDLEY, DUNCAN C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Embolism, Fat - complications
Embolism, Fat - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Radionuclide Imaging
Syndrome
Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
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Summary:Ventilation/perfusion lung scanning can be used to effectively detect fat embolism following skeletal trauma. Typical ventilation/perfusion findings may be present when the chest radiograph is normal, and clinical findings are equivocal.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-198607000-00018