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Authored By: Xiaoni Hong and Barry Siegel, Prof of Radiology.

Patient: 15 year old female

History: 35-year-old woman with sepsis and hypoxia. The patient is on a ventilator. Evaluate for pulmonary embolism.

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Fig. 1

This is a portable study performed in the intensive care unit. The upper row is aerosol ventilation imaging. The lower two rows are perfusion imaging. The Tc-99m DTPA aerosol images show absence of ventilation to the entire left lung, except for a small region centrally. There is well-maintained perfusion to the entire left lung.

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Portable chest radiographs show misplacement of endotracheal tube into the right main bronchus at 1:40. There is significant left-sided atelectasis.

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Case [View Case with Diagnosis]Owner(s): Xiaoni Hong and Barry Siegel, Prof of RadiologyLast Updated: 02-07-2013
Anatomy: Other Pathology: Other
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Keywords: vqnmACR: 60000.12176

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