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Appropriate Use Criteria for ventilation PerfusionImaging in pulmonary EmbolismAlan D. Waxman1, Marika Bajc2, Michael Brown3, Frederic H. Fahey1, Leonard M. Freeman1, Linda B. Haramati4,Peter Julien4,Gr goire Le Gal5, Brian Neilly2, Joseph Rabin6, Gabriel Soudry1, Victor Tapson7, Sam Torbati3,Julie Kauffman1, Sukhjeet Ahuja1, and Kevin Donohoe11 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging ;2 European Association of Nuclear Medicine;3 American College of EmergencyPhysicians;4 American College of Radiology;5 American Society of Hematology;6 Society of Thoracic Surgeons; and7 AmericanCollege of Chest PhysiciansEXECUTIVE SUMMARYP erfusion lung Imaging for diagnosing pulmonary embolism (PE)was introduced 50 y ago (1). At that time, it offered a noninvasivealternative to pulmonary angiography in patients with a clinical sus-picion of PE.
Appropriate Use Criteria for Ventilation–Perfusion Imaging in Pulmonary Embolism Alan D. Waxman1, Marika Bajc2, Michael Brown3, ... medical practitioners in the appropriate use of V/Q scintigraphy in all patients that present with signs or symptoms of PE.
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