Complete right-to-left shunt on lung perfusion SPECT results in the detection of a persistent left vena cava superior draining to the left atrium
In order to exclude acute pulmonary embolism, a lung perfusion scintigraphy was performed in a 53-year-old male, with a history of Fallot’s tetralogy. He had been immobilized because of a tibial fracture and complained of worsening chest pain and dyspnea.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2012-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Belgian Society of Radiology |
| Online Access: | https://www.jbsr.be/articles/744 |