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The value of lung perfusion scintigraphy with Technetium-MAA was studied in 95 infants and children (mean age 4.0 years) with a variety of congenital cardio-pulmonary anomalies The majority of the patients underwent palliative or corrective surgery. In 137 perfusion scans tracer distribution over the lungs, as well as the systemic circulation, and right-to-left-shunts were calculated Compared to cardiac catheterization and clinical follow-up findings the frequencies of answering the clinical question and of providing additional information was evaluated. The results showed that the clinical question could be answered in 92% and that in about 72% the value of the examinations could be improved because of additional information.
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Theissen, P., Dietlein, M., Schmidt, M., Menniken, U., Schicha, H. (1997). Clinical Value of Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy in Infants with Congenital Cardio-Pulmonary Disease. In: Bergmann, H., Kroiss, A., Sinzinger, H. (eds) Radioactive Isotopes in Clinical Medicine and Research. Advances in Pharmacological Sciences. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-7772-5_37
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