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Lung NM Flashcards

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FDG in lung

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Sarcoidosis
TB
Occult infection
Autoimmune fibrosis
Pneumonia
Cystic fibrosis
Acute lung injury
Acute RDS

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Ga67-citrate

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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

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Lung perfusion imaging

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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

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Lung perfusion dose

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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)

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Pulmonary hypertension diagnostic criterion

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Physiologic gradient of lung perfusion from base to apex in upright position and from back to front in supine position is altered

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Tc-MAA injection

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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

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Lung perfusion pregnant

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2 days protocol
First perfusion with reduced activity
If normal - - avoid ventilation

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Upright better

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Increase chest cavity size
Minimize diaphragmatic motion

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Low dose CT

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Data for attenuation correction
Not during deep breath holding but tidal breathing

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Lung ventilation with radioaerosol tracers

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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

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Lung ventilation with radioaerosol
Disadvantage

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Substantial airway disease - - turbulent airflow in central airways - - central deposition - - aerosol in major bronchi - - limit evaluation of alveoli

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Ventilation with Xe133
Advantage

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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

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Lung ventilation with Xe133

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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

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Ventilation with Kr81m
Advantage

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All view without interference from prior perfusion due to gamma 190 keV - - better quality

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Ventilation with Kr81m
Disadvantage

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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

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Ga67 citrate scintigraphy

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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

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Acute PE ECG

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Inversion of T waves in V1-V4
QR pattern in V1
S1Q3T3 pattern
RBBB
40% sinus tachycardia - in mild cases

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Normal perfusion scan

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Excludes PE

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Focal perfusion defect

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Tumor
Granuloma
Emphysema
Interstitial fibrosis
Bronchiectasis
Pneumonia consolidation
Atelectasis

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Perfusion defect in PE

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Wedge-shaped
Base facing pleura
Apex toward hilum
Around - forced perfusion due to redistribution of blood flow

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PIOPED 2 criteria

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Normal or not segmental match - - no acute PE
High probability - - >2 segmental perfusion defects with mismatch
Non diagnostic - - not typical multiple abnormalities

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Match pattern

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Reduced oxygen - - reduced blood flow
Preexisting parenchymal condition affecting both perfusion and ventilation - - PE unlikely

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Mismatch pattern

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Ventilation preserved area of reduced perfusion
Acute PE

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Untreated or poorly treated acute PE

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Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension

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Recurring PE

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> 30% death within 2 years

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PE time line

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Baseline scan - immediately (within 24h)
Soon after - at 1 and 4 weeks
At 3, 6, 12 months

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Diffuse non segmental mismatch

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Perfusion redistribution towards upper lung regions (ventilation less)
Left heart failure

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Reverse mismatch

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Ventilation worse than perfusion
Stripe sign
Pneumonia

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Obstructive lung disease

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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

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Asthma

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Central deposition

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Chronic bronchitis and Emphysema

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Inhomogenous deposition
Spotty distribution

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Central deposition
Asthma

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Spotty deposition
Emphysema

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Inhomogenous deposition
Normal

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Mixed deposition

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Chronic PE or interstitial lung disease

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Ventricular septal defect

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40
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תסנין דלקתי

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Chronic PE

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Interstitial lung disease

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Inflammation, scarring, edema - - thickening of interstitium
Sarcoidosis - - bilateral pulmonary hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy
Ga67 citrate - - lambda sign, panda sign (lacrimal and parotid glands)

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Ga67 citrate limitations

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Time consuming - - 48-72h after IV
Variability of image interpretation
Sensitivity and specificity variable
High radiation exposure

44
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Ga67 citrate vs FDG
Sarcoidosis

45
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Lambda sign
Panda sign

46
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Solitary pulmonary nodule

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Round
diameter <3 cm
No lymphadenopathy
No Atelectasis
No Pleural effusion

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Benign pulmonary nodule

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Mass stable for 2 years
Peripheral subpleural
Polygonal, smooth margins
Diffuse, central, laminated, popcorn calcification
Pure solid or ground glass
<15 HU

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Malignant pulmonary nodule

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> 3 cm, growing mass
Lobulated margin
Corona radiata = thin spiculated edge
Any other calcification
Mixed solid and ground glass
Air bronchogram sign
15 HU

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Granulomatous disease

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TB
Aspergillosis
Histoplasmosis
Sarcoidosis

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Benign tumor

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Hamartoma
Pulmonary pseudotumor

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Malignant tumor

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Peripheral bronchial carcinoma
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma
Multiple MTS
Carcinoid
Kaposi sarcoma
Lymphoma

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Other conditions. Solitary Pulmonary nodule

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Septic embolism
Intra pulmonary LN
Arteriovenous malformation
Round atelectasis

53
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Air bronchogram
Bacterial pneumonia

54
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Central calcification

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1 - Pleural lesion
2 - pulmonary lesion
3 - Pleural effusion
4 - extrapleural lesion
5 - Pleural and chest wall involvement

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Anterior mediastinum 54%
5 Ts

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Thymic mass
Thyroid or parathyroid
Terrible lymphoma
Teratoma
Thoracic aneurism

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Thymic mass

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Thymoma 50%
Max transverse diameter 15 mm
Benign - - well define round mass with soft tissue enhancement
Invasive
Thymic cysts after chemo or radio - - from - 15 to +80 HU due to bleeding

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Lymphoma

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Hodgkins - - single enlarged LN or large conglomerated mass, calcification after treatment
Non Hodgkin - - advanced disease

59
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Extra gonadal germ cell tumor

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Dermoid cysts - round, capsule, hydric or cystic density
Teratoma - - calcification of ossification foci
Seminoma

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Thoracic aneurism

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Ascending aorta >4 cm
Descending aorta >3 cm

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Middle mediastinum 20%

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Lymphadenopathy - - normal size <10 mm in short transverse diameter - - subcarinal <15 mm
Vascular malformations
Congenital mediastinal cysts

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Congenital mediastinal cysts

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Bronchogenic - - paratracheal or carinal location
Enteric
Esophageal duplication cyst - - not communicate with esophagus lumen
Pericardial cyst - - right cardiophrenic angle, water density

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Posterior mediastinum 26%

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Neurogenic tumor - - schwannoma, neurofibroma paravertebral - - neuroblastoma, benign ganglioneuroma next to aortic arch or posterior pericardium
Foregut duplication cyst
Lymphoma
Lymphadenopathy
Extramedullary hematopoesis - - thalassemia, sickle cell anemia paravertebral, ass with splenomegaly

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65
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Interstitial pneumonia

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Uptake in spleen and kidney, no stomach - - right-to-left shunt
Next step - - planar of brain

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Acute PE

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Within minutes to few hours - - local bronchoconstriction + hypocapnia
Within 18-24h - - reduced production of surfactant distal to embolization - - shrinkage of alveolar space
40% normal saturation
20% normal alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient

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Modified PIOPED II

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Perfusion defect persist 3 months

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Less likely to resolve

71
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Count rate of second imaging

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3-4 times count rate of first imaging

72
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DTPA vs Xe

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Better photon flux
Acquisition of multiple projections
Xe is more sensitive in COPD

73
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How many capillaries blocked when perfusion scan with Tc MAA

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<0.1%
1 in 1000 capillaries

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