Lung NM Flashcards
FDG in lung
Sarcoidosis
TB
Occult infection
Autoimmune fibrosis
Pneumonia
Cystic fibrosis
Acute lung injury
Acute RDS
Ga67-citrate
Cells with increased metabolic rate
Fe analog - - binds to transferrin receptor
Highly sensitive for FUO, sarcoidosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, Pneumocystis carinii/jirovecii pneumonia, drug induced pulmonary toxicity
Lung perfusion imaging
TC-MAA 15-100 microm - - microembolization - - lung perfusion
95% bound to MAA - - free Tc pert in stomach, thyroid
Shake vial, repeatedly invert syringe
Withdraw blood back into syringe - - microemboli - - hot spots
Lung perfusion dose
Adult - - 2-5 mCi - - 200-700k particles
Pulmonary hypertension or right-to-left shunt - - 100-200k particles
Inhomogenous distribution <100k particles
Children - - 1.11 MBq/kg (min 14.8 MBq) without ventilation or 2.59 MBq/kg with ventilation - - <0.3% of capillary bed (particles)
Pulmonary hypertension diagnostic criterion
Physiologic gradient of lung perfusion from base to apex in upright position and from back to front in supine position is altered
Tc-MAA injection
Patient keeps position for 4-5 min before administration
Cough - - several deep breaths before injection
Inject slowly 30s during 3-5 respiratory cycles
Not distal port of Swan-Ganz catheter or indwelling line or port with filter
Large matrix
Min 500k counts per view
Lung perfusion pregnant
2 days protocol
First perfusion with reduced activity
If normal - - avoid ventilation
Upright better
Increase chest cavity size
Minimize diaphragmatic motion
Low dose CT
Data for attenuation correction
Not during deep breath holding but tidal breathing
Lung ventilation with radioaerosol tracers
Tc-DTPA (highest dose), Tc-colloid, Tc-technegas (superior quality than DTPA and Xe)
Through mouth piece, nose occluded - - tidal breathing
COPD - - prefer Technegas
Upright while inhaling, supine acceptable
Ventilation before perfusion - - smaller amounts 20-40 MBq
Lung ventilation with radioaerosol
Disadvantage
Substantial airway disease - - turbulent airflow in central airways - - central deposition - - aerosol in major bronchi - - limit evaluation of alveoli
Ventilation with Xe133
Advantage
T1/2 5.3 days, gamma, some beta, 10-20 mCi
Single breath, wash-in or equilibrium and washout images
More complete characterization
More sensitive for COPD
Liver uptake because it is fat soluble - - fatty liver
Lung ventilation with Xe133
Room should be equipped with appropriate exhaust/trapping system for radioactive gas
Patient upright or supine, facemask or mouthpiece connected via bacterial filter to Xe delivery system
Breath in closed system for 3-4 min - - equilibrium phase
Usually before perfusion
After perfusion - - background activity from down scatter of 140 keV Tc with energy window 80 keV
Washout phase - - posterior oblique
High radiation burden - - not recommended
Ventilation with Kr81m
Advantage
All view without interference from prior perfusion due to gamma 190 keV - - better quality
Ventilation with Kr81m
Disadvantage
Short T1/2 of parent Rb81 4.5h - - breath continously from generator - - T1/2 13s
Low availability, high overall cost
Collimator with low septal penetration
Ga67 citrate scintigraphy
WBS - - 1.5-2 mln counts or 25-35 min
Min scan speed 6-8 cm/min
Spot views of chest - - 250k-1 mln counts or 5-20 min
At 48h remain in liver, spleen, bone, bone marrow, nasopharynx, lacrimal glands, thymus, breast
Acute PE ECG
Inversion of T waves in V1-V4
QR pattern in V1
S1Q3T3 pattern
RBBB
40% sinus tachycardia - in mild cases
Normal perfusion scan
Excludes PE
Focal perfusion defect
Tumor
Granuloma
Emphysema
Interstitial fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Pneumonia consolidation
Atelectasis
Perfusion defect in PE
Wedge-shaped
Base facing pleura
Apex toward hilum
Around - forced perfusion due to redistribution of blood flow
PIOPED 2 criteria
Normal or not segmental match - - no acute PE
High probability - - >2 segmental perfusion defects with mismatch
Non diagnostic - - not typical multiple abnormalities
Match pattern
Reduced oxygen - - reduced blood flow
Preexisting parenchymal condition affecting both perfusion and ventilation - - PE unlikely
Mismatch pattern
Ventilation preserved area of reduced perfusion
Acute PE
Untreated or poorly treated acute PE
Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
Recurring PE
> 30% death within 2 years
PE time line
Baseline scan - immediately (within 24h)
Soon after - at 1 and 4 weeks
At 3, 6, 12 months
Diffuse non segmental mismatch
Perfusion redistribution towards upper lung regions (ventilation less)
Left heart failure
Reverse mismatch
Ventilation worse than perfusion
Stripe sign
Pneumonia
Obstructive lung disease
inhomogenous
Ventilation more informative, but poor compliance
Convective ventilation from upper airways to bronchioles
Diffuse ventilation - - all remaining lung
Obstruction - - both components of ventilation are impaired