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Adult Pulmonary Core Curriculum: Pulmonary Embolism

Figure 1: Ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q Scan)

Written by:
Stephen L. Hempel, M.D.
Edited by:

Michael W. Peterson, M.D.
Joel N. Kline, M.D.
Christine Blaski, M.D.
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Figure 1: Ventilation-perfusion scan (V/Q Scan)
The V/Q scan was interpreted as intermediate probability for pulmonary embolism. The ventilation scan is normal, and the perfusion scan shows decreased perfusion at the right lateral base in a subsegmental distribution.

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