Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in an adult with congenital unilateral hyperlucent lung

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199015100-00005· OSTI ID:6273933

Wegener, W A; Velchik, M G ^[1]

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1. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (USA)

A variety of congenital and acquired etiologies can give rise to the radiographic finding of a unilateral hyperlucent lung. An unusual case of congenital lobar emphysema diagnosed in a young adult following the initial discovery of a hyperexpanded, hyperlucent lung is reported. Although subsequent bronchoscopy and radiologic studies detailed extensive anatomic abnormalities, functional imaging also played an important role in arriving at this rare diagnosis. In particular, ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy identified the small contralateral lung as the functional lung and helped narrow the differential diagnosis to etiologies involving obstructive airway disorders.

• OSTI ID: 6273933
• Journal Information: Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 15:10; ISSN CNMED; ISSN 0363-9762
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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