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Lung ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) imaging is the recommended diagnostic technique for pulmonary embolism. With the development of imaging equipments, radiopharmaceuticals and new quantitative techniques, lung V/Q imaging has been increasingly used in other lung diseases. This article reviews the clinical application of lung V/Q imaging in non-pulmonary embolic diseases.
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Lung ventilation/perfusion ( V/Q) imaging is the recommended diagnostic technique for pulmonary embolism. With the development of imaging equipments, radiopharmaceuticals and new quantita-tive techniques, lung V/Q imaging has been increasingly used in other lung diseases. This article reviews the clinical application of lung V/Q imaging in non-pulmonary embolic diseases.
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Objective To evaluate the clinical value of CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy in reducing the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism. Methods A total of 159 cases of pulmonary embolism diagnosed by CTPA were randomly divided into experimental group(n=80)and control group(n = 79). After the regular low molecular weight heparin and warfarin anticoagulation therapy ,the experimental group used the CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to evaluate the pulmonary embolism absorption ,to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy and to evaluate the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism at the end of 1-year treatment. But in control group ,only CTPA was used to guide the treatment and then the recurrence rate in 2 groups was compared. Results The anticoagulant treatment course of experimental group was(5.90 ± 1.80) months,which was significantly longer than that of control group(3.57 ± 1.09)months(P0.05).Conclusions CTPA combined with V/Q imaging to guide the end point of anticoagulant therapy for pulmonary embolismhas important clinical value in reducing the recurrence rate of pulmonary embolism.