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The value of tomographic ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/PSPECT) for follow-up and prediction of recurrence in pulmonary embolism.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Pulmonary embolism (PE) is diagnosed with imaging techniques such as ventilation/perfusion (V/P) lung scintigraphy or multidetector computed tomography of the pulmonary arteries (MDCT). Lung scintigraphy can be performed with planar (V/P PLANAR) and tomographic (V/P SPECT) techniques. V/P SPECT has higher sensitivity and specificity than V/P PLANAR. As nephrotoxic contrast media are not used during V/P SPECT, examinations can be repeated for evaluation of resolution of perfusion defects after PE. However, the value of residual perfusion defects identified using V/P SPECT for the prediction of recurrent PE has not been thoroughly evaluated. MATERIAL AND METHODS:We evaluated resolution and recurrence of PE in 227 patients (mean age 63 ± 17 years, 134[59%] women) with PE undergoing ≥ 2 SPECT examinations in 2005-2007. PE was defined as minor (<20% perfusion defect on SPECT, n=86), medium (20-50% perfusion defect on SPECT, n=99), or major (>50% perfusion defect on SPECT, n=42). RESULTS:At second V/P SPECT examination, complete resolution of perfusion defects had occurred in 45 (52%) patients with minor PE after 8.2 ± 7.4 months, in 29 (29%) of patients with medium PE after 6.2 ± 5.9 months, and in 2(5%) of patients with major PE after 6.5 ± 0.7 months. During 47 ± 24 months of follow up, 37(16 %) patients suffered recurrent PE. Of these 37, 34 (92%) showed residual perfusion defects at the second V/P SPECT examination. Recurrence of PE was also predicted by advanced age and female gender. However, in multivariate regression analysis, recurrence was only predicted by age (p=0.0013) and residual perfusion defect on V/P SPECT (p=0.0039). CONCLUSION:In conclusion, complete resolution of PE was common in patients with minor PE, whereas residual perfusion defects were widespread in patients with medium and major PE. PE patients identified with persistent perfusion defects at follow-up SPECT have a high risk of PE recurrence.

journal_name

Thromb Res

journal_title

Thrombosis research

authors

Alhadad A,Miniati M,Alhadad H,Gottsäter A,Bajc M

doi

10.1016/j.thromres.2012.09.002

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2012-12-01 00:00:00

pages

877-81

issue

eissn

0049-3848

issn

1879-2472

pii

S0049-3848(12)00693-7

journal_volume

130

pub_type

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The value of tomographic ventilation/perfusion scintigraphy (V/PSPECT) for follow-up and prediction of recurrence in pulmonary embolism.