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• Ventilation/perfusion scan — A ventilation/perfusion lung scan, also called a V/Q lung scan, is a type of medical imaging used to evaluate the circulation of air and blood within a patient s lungs. The ventilation part of the test looks at the ability of air to reach all… …   Wikipedia

• ventilation-perfusion scanning — a nuclear medicine technique in which two different isotopes are used, one inhaled (usually xenon 133 or krypton 81m), to examine lung ventilation, and one injected, to examine lung perfusion. In pulmonary embolism, the area of lung supplied by… …   Medical dictionary

• ventilation-perfusion scanning — V/Q scanning a nuclear medicine technique in which two different isotopes are used, one inhaled (usually xenon 133 or krypton 81m), to examine lung ventilation, and one injected, to examine lung perfusion. In pulmonary embolism, the area of lung… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• Myocardial perfusion imaging — Intervention Nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan with Thallium 201 for the rest images (bottom rows) and Tc Sestamibi for the stress images (top rows). The nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan plays a pivotal role in the noninvasive… …   Wikipedia

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• Doppler echocardiography — Intervention Mitral valve MeSH …   Wikipedia

• Computed tomography of the heart — Intervention ICD 9 CM 87.41 OPS 301 code: 3 224 …   Wikipedia

• Respiratory failure — is a medical term for inadequate gas exchange by the respiratory system. Respiratory failure can be indicated by observing a drop in blood oxygenation (hypoxemia) and/or a rise in arterial carbon dioxide (hypercapnia), which can be written as… …   Wikipedia