Proper interpretation of lung scans in diagnosing pulmonary embolism

Poe, Norman D.; Dore, Earl K.; Swanson, Leonard A.; Taplin, George V.

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“…A procedure receiving considerable attention lately (Poe et al, 1969 ;Johnson, 1969) utilizes a computer t o calculate ventilation-perfusion ratios over selected regions of the lung fields. I n this procedure, Xe133 dissolved in saline is injected intravenously into the subject, and the subsequent lung field distribution is imaged and digitally recorded.…”

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Computer applications in radionuclide imaging

Green

1971

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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Computers for display, data manipulation, quautitation, diagnoses, and tomography offer the potential of improving the diagnostic efficacy of radionuclide imaging procedures. Although one may legitimately take issue over the question of expense us. results using present computer systems and techniques, it remains an undeniable fact that if the demand for quantitative information and its manipulation increases, the computer must eventually come to play a central role in nuclear medicine. Indeed, as the phenomena taken under study increase in complexity, perhaps evolving into multiparameter studies, the computer will necessarily be required to present these data in a form meaningful to the physician. This refinement of technique is readily applicable to oncological studies. INTRODUCTIONAlthough digital computers have come t o play a role in modern medicine, their principal application has so far generally centered about administrative activities. Nuclear medicine, on the other hand, permits inclusion of t h e computer, i n a natural way, into the data gathering-processing chain that constitutes the radionuclide procedure itself. Particularly, computer methods are applicable t o the diagnosis of tumor and the assessment of continued growth or regression of the lesion subsequent to specific therapeutic regimens. The following discussion examines severaI recent computer applications in the area of radionuclide imaging with the intention of demonstrating the real and potential value of such techniques in improving the diagnostic efficacy of imaging procedures.

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Section: Dynamicsmentioning

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Computer applications in radionuclide imaging

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1971

Journal of Surgical Oncology

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Proper interpretation of lung scans in diagnosing pulmonary embolism

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