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Ventilation/perfusion scan — A ventilation/perfusion lung scan, also called a V/Q lung scan, is a type of medical imaging used to evaluate the circulation of air and blood within a patient s lungs. The ventilation part of the test looks at the ability of air to reach all… … Wikipedia
Ventilation/perfusion ratio — In respiratory physiology, the ventilation/perfusion ratio (or V/Q ratio) is a measurement used to assess the efficiency and adequacy of the matching of two variables: [LoyolaMedEd|Medicine/pulmonar/physio/pf9.htm#q1] * V ventilation the air… … Wikipedia
perfusion scan — a technique for demonstrating an abnormal blood supply to an organ by injecting a radioactive tracer or contrast medium. One of the most common uses, often in conjunction with ventilation scanning (see ventilation perfusion scanning), is to… … Medical dictionary
perfusion scan — a technique for demonstrating an abnormal blood supply to an organ by injecting a radioactive tracer or contrast medium. One of the most common uses, often in conjunction with ventilation scanning (see ventilation perfusion scanning), is to… … The new mediacal dictionary
Perfusion scanning — Perfusion is defined as the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. [American Psychological Association (APA):perfusion. (n.d.). Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Retrieved March 20, 2008, from… … Wikipedia
scan — 1. To survey by traversing with an active or passive sensing device. 2. The image, record, or data obtained by scanning, usually identified by the technology or device employed; e.g., CT s., radionuclide s … Medical dictionary
Positive pressure ventilation — Intervention ICD 9 CM 93.90 93.91 Me … Wikipedia
Myocardial perfusion imaging — Intervention Nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan with Thallium 201 for the rest images (bottom rows) and Tc Sestamibi for the stress images (top rows). The nuclear medicine myocardial perfusion scan plays a pivotal role in the noninvasive… … Wikipedia
Mechanical ventilation — In architecture and climate control, mechanical or forced ventilation is the use of powered equipment, e.g. fans and blowers, to move air see ventilation (architecture). Mechanical ventilation Intervention … Wikipedia
Octreotide scan — Diagnostics 111In pentetreotide scintigraphy of the 41 year old man with ectopic Cushing syndrome caused by a neuroendocrine carcinoma of the mesentery. Radiotracer accumulation in the left thyroid in 10/2003 (arrow). The mesenterial… … Wikipedia
