Critical evaluation of lung scintigraphy in cystic fibrosis: study of 113 patients

Conference · Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6760331

Piepsz, A; Wetzburger, C; Spehl, M; Machin, D; Dab, I; Ham, H R; Vandevivere, J; Baran, D

A long-term study has been performed on 285 lung perfusion scintigrams obtained from 113 patients with cystic fibrosis. Transverse and longitudinal comparisons with clinical and radiological scores, as well as retrospective analysis of the deceased patients, were the methods used in order to evaluate the importance of the scintigraphic images. It appears that lung scintigraphy is the best index of the regional lung impairment, and contributes, as does a chest radiograph, to the early detection of lung lesions, the two methods being complementary.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Brussels, Belgium
• OSTI ID: 6760331
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 21:10; Conference: 28. annual meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 16 Jun 1981
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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