To PE or Not to PE: Perfusion SPECT/CT Avoids Overdiagnosis

Abstract A 41-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer presented with dyspnea, hypoxia, and elevated d-dimer. Perfusion planar imaging followed by SPECT/CT of the chest was performed due to the patient's iodinated contrast allergy. Planar images showed multiple pleural-based wedge-shaped de...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2025-01, Vol.50 (1), p.85-87
Main Authors: Ali, Aamir, Gopal, Akilan, Lu, Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Perfusion Imaging
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography
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