What is a quantitative lung scan?

What is a Lung Quant Scan? A Lung Quant is a study used to assess the general perfusion of the lungs, evaluate lung function before tumor removal or lung reduction, as well as stenosis and right to left cardiac shunt evaluations.

What is perfusion in lungs?

Ventilation (V) refers to the flow of air into and out of the alveoli, while perfusion (Q) refers to the flow of blood to alveolar capillaries. Individual alveoli have variable degrees of ventilation and perfusion in different regions of the lungs.

What causes perfusion defects?

Conclusions: Perfusion defects are associated with an increase in pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) and functional limitation. Age, longer times between symptom onset and diagnosis, initial pulmonary vascular obstruction and previous venous thromboembolism were associated with perfusion defects.

How do I know if I have emphysema?

Symptoms of emphysema may include coughing, wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and an increased production of mucus. Often times, symptoms may not be noticed until 50 percent or more of the lung tissue has been destroyed.

Is techtechnegas safe and effective for pulmonary embolism imaging?

Technegas™ is safe and effective for use for functional lung ventilation imaging for the assessment of pulmonary embolism, pulmonary small airway disease including Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), lung resection surgery and other pulmonary ventilatory disorders. Please refer to Pulmotec™ (cible) Product Information Leaflet.

How does techtechnegas™ work?

Technegas™ penetrates to the sub-segmental areas of the lung and is trapped by surfactant in the alveolar walls 4.

Why V/Q SPECT/CT with Technegas™?

As a result of these technical improvements, advanced quantitative V/Q SPECT/CT with Technegas™ could be used as a tool for pre-operative evaluation, monitoring disease progression and following-up treatment response 12-13 in a range of conditions whereas functional imaging of alveolar spaces are required, including for:

What is the difference between techtechnegas™ and pulmotec™?

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