Basic Information About Nuclear Medicine Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scan

Assesses ventilation and perfusion mismatch to evaluate pulmonary embolism and regional lung function.

Nuclear Medicine Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scan Shows

Chest

Type of Projection

Planar And Spect

Patient Orientation for Nuclear Medicine Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scan

Supine

Beam Direction for Nuclear Medicine Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scan

Anterior And Posterior Gamma Detection