A rare combination of cardiopulmonary anomalies demonstrated on ventilation-perfusion scan

Sameer Khan; Joel Dunn; Ben Ariff; Christoph Juli; Narayan Karunanithy; Nicole Strickland; Adil Al-Nahhas

A rare combination of cardiopulmonary anomalies demonstrated on ventilation-perfusion scan

Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2008;11(1):37-9.

Authors

Sameer Khan¹, Joel Dunn, Ben Ariff, Christoph Juli, Narayan Karunanithy, Nicole Strickland, Adil Al-Nahhas

Affiliation

¹ Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 19173188

Abstract

In this case report we describe an unusual appearance seen on a ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan in a woman with pulmonary hypertension. Although the pulmonary hypertension was not caused by pulmonary emboli, the V/Q scan suggested several cardiac anomalies which may lead to pulmonary hypertension. Most of the cardiac anomalies, including right-sided aortic arch and right-to-left shunt, can be deduced from careful examination of the V/Q scan. A subsequent cardiac MRI scan confirmed the anomalies.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abnormalities, Multiple / diagnostic imaging*
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Hypertension, Pulmonary / diagnostic imaging*
Krypton Radioisotopes
Middle Aged
Radiography
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals
Rare Diseases / congenital
Rare Diseases / diagnostic imaging
Respiratory System Abnormalities / diagnostic imaging*
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin

Substances

Krypton Radioisotopes
Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin