Multiple coarctations of the pulmonary artery: scintigraphic appearance.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1990
Abstract
A case of angiography-proven multiple coarctations of the pulmonary arteries is presented. The patient had a history of long-standing exertional dyspnea and intranasal cocaine use. A chest radiograph suggested oligemia in the left lung and enlargement of the right pulmonary artery, prompting ventilation and perfusion radionuclide lung imaging. The combined scintigraphic and radiographic findings were indistinguishable from those caused by pulmonary emboli. Although rare, this entity should be included in the differential diagnosis of multiple unmatched perfusion defects on pulmonary ventilation-perfusion studies.
Volume
15
Issue
1
First Page
19
Last Page
21
ISSN
0363-9762
Published In/Presented At
Agrons, G. A., Maslack, M. M., Parry, C. E., & Latour, M. G. (1990). Multiple coarctations of the pulmonary artery: scintigraphic appearance. Clinical nuclear medicine, 15(1), 19–21. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199001000-00006
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
2306892
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article