Lung nuclear medicine scan
Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.
Figure 1 shows normal blood flow in healthy lungs. Figure 2 shows dark areas where blood clots (pulmonary emboli) are preventing normal blood flow through the lungs.
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Myo Min Han, MD - Nuclear Medicine |
| Last Updated | October 24, 2008 |
| Last Updated: October 24, 2008 | ||
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Myo Min Han, MD - Nuclear Medicine |
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