A heart perfusion imaging scan, or myocardial perfusion scan, is a test that tells doctors how well a person’s heart pumps blood. Doctors may use this test when diagnosing the cause of chest pain or ...

MDCT pulmonary angiography is replacing the ventilation-perfusion lung scan to diagnose suspected pulmonary embolism in hospitalized patients, say researchers from Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.

The written report is the final product of the Nuclear Medicine consultation. Reports must contain specific information to identify the patient, the specific procedure, indications for the examination ...

A 71-year-old woman presents to the emergency department of her local hospital with shortness of breath and hypoxia. Chest radiograph (Figure 1) reveals an enlarged heart, widening of the mediastinum, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to 4DMedical’s non-contrast, computed tomography (CT)-based ventilation-perfusion imaging technology, CT:VQ, for respiratory ...

Shares in 4D Medical have soared up to 33%, after the US FDA approved the company’s CT:VQ lung imaging test for ventilation perfusion. The news sent 4D shares soaring up to 40%. 4D Medical describes ...