XE133-RADIOSPIROMETRY FOR EVALUATION OF CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS OF PULMONARY ARTERIES

1 March 1971

journal article
research article
Published by American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in Pediatrics

Vol. 47 (3) , 529-536
https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.47.3.529

Abstract

Investigation of regional lung function with Xe¹³³-radiospirometry and I¹³¹-MAA- scintigraphy in children with congenital malformations of the pulmonary arteries gave information above that obtained with angiographies. The new information was of value for the management of the patients. Xe¹³³-radiospirometry and I¹³¹-MAA-scintigraphy were found to be complimentary methods but radiospirometry is considered to be the first choice method: it gives information not only of regional perfusion but also of regional volume and ventilation and, furthermore, the absorbed radiation dose with radiospirometry is much lower than that with scintigraphy.

Keywords

PULMONARY ARTERY

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