[en] Radionuclide studies aid the diagnosis of pulmonary diseases by providing information about regional pulmonary ventilation, perfusion and ventilation-perfusion (V-P) relationships which cannot be obtained by other methods. Ventilation-perfusion lung studies are used to evaluate regional lung function in patients prior to pulmonary surgery, to detect obstructive airways disease and to aid management of patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. The following sections will discuss each of these subjects in detail. (orig.)
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; 1984; p. 482-496; Martinus Nijhoff; The Hague (Netherlands); NATO advanced study institute on diagnostic imaging in medicine; Castelvecchio Pascoli (Italy); 10-24 Oct 1981; 24 refs.; 5 tabs.