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Nuclear Medicine in Diagnostics of Vascular Malformations

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Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations

Abstract

Three nuclear imaging techniques can be used for the study of congenital vascular malformations (CVM): whole body blood pool scintigraphy (WBBPS), lymphoscintigraphy and transarterial lung perfusion scintigraphy (TLPS). WBBPS is able to demonstrate the whole vascular system and to recognize truncular and extratruncular vessel malformations. High flow malformations are indicated by the form of the activity-time curves. Lymphoscintigraphy for the study of CVM is best performed by a separate demonstration of the deep and superficial lymphatic systems. TLPS is effective to confirm or rule out the presence of an arteriovenous (AV) shunt.

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  1. Nuclear Medicine Service, “G. Salvini” Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese (Milan)

    Roberto Dentici

  2. Hospital “Caduti Bollatesi”, Bollate (Milan), Italy

    Roberto Dentici

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  1. Department of Vascular Surgery, Center for Vascular Malformations “Stefan Belov”, “G. Salvini” Hospital, Garbagnate Milanese (Milan), Italy

    Raul Mattassi  & Massimo Vaghi  & 

  2. Center for Circulatory Disturbances and Vascular Defects, Department for Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Facharztklinik Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    Dirk A. Loose

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Dentici, R. (2009). Nuclear Medicine in Diagnostics of Vascular Malformations. In: Mattassi, R., Loose, D.A., Vaghi, M. (eds) Hemangiomas and Vascular Malformations. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-0569-3_17

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