TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Venous Radionuclide Imaging A1 - Bhambhvani, Pradeep G. A1 - O'Malley, Janis P. A2 - Dieter, Robert S. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. A2 - Dieter, Raymond A. Y1 - 2011 N1 - T2 - Venous and Lymphatic Diseases AB - Nuclear medicine provides several valuable tools for the assessment of the venous vasculature. Most clinicians are familiar with the lung ventilation/perfusion scan (V/Q) for diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), but some changes have been made in how this test is used or even interpreted. Small studies using hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) technology with addition of low-dose CT to V/Q SPECT have shown improvement in the diagnostic accuracy of V/Q scintigraphy in the assessment of suspected PE. Other nuclear medicine examinations assessing the venous system itself, such as for acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT), have failed to achieve widespread use. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Medical CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accesscardiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126489858 ER -