Raheleh Hedayati¹, Elham Kalantari², Riahi Taghi³ and Forough Kalantari⁴*

¹Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
²Assistant Professor of Pulmonology, Department of Pulmonology, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran
³Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Hazrat-e Rasool General Hospital, Iran
⁴Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

*Corresponding Author: Forough Kalantari, Assistant Professor of Nuclear Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.

Received: July 18, 2023; Published: February 08, 2024

Abstract

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is a treatable condition however the diagnosis is challenging. It could be more complicated in patients with underlying cardiac and lung parenchymal diseases.

Case Presentation: A 66-year-old COPD presented with left hemithorax chest pain and a recent history of valve implantation by flexible bronchoscopy and chest tube insertion due to pneumothorax. Despite the low probability for PE based on lung perfusion study, due to high clinical suspicious, CT angiography performed and there was no pulmonary embolism.

Conclusion: This case emphasizes the need to correlate lung perfusion scan with CT or X-Ray results to avoid misinterpretation when assessing perfusion defects.

 Keywords: Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema; Lung Perfusion Scan; Pulmonary Thromboemboli; Valve

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Citation

Citation: Forough Kalantari., et al. “Utility of Tc 99m Lung Perfusion Scan for Diagnosis of Pulmonary Thromboemboli After Endobronchial Valve in a Case of Lobar Emphysema”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 8.3 (2024): 29-32.

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