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. 1984 Jul;52(1):72–76. doi: 10.1136/hrt.52.1.72

Use of radionuclide labelled microspheres to show the distribution of the pulmonary perfusion with multifocal pulmonary blood supply.

E J Baker, J Malamitsi, O D Jones, M N Maisey, M J Tynan
PMCID: PMC481587  PMID: 6234907

Abstract

In pulmonary atresia with a ventricular septal defect and similar congenital heart disorders the pulmonary blood supply is often multifocal. The relative distribution of pulmonary perfusion from individual sources is usually demonstrated by selective angiography. A new technique using a selective injection of radionuclide labelled human albumin microspheres was performed in four patients with a complex pulmonary blood supply. In these cases the physiological distribution of each of the multiple sources of pulmonary perfusion was demonstrated. This is a useful additional technique in the assessment of such patients.

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