As such, MIGET can quantify ventilation–perfusion () inequalities and pulmonary shunts. Despite these important advantages over conventional tests, MIGET is rarely used in the clinical setting, ...

Thirteen patients out of 36 (36.1%) showed abnormal myocardial perfusion scan. Of the 23 females patients, 9 (39.1%) had abnormal Tc-99m MIBI SPECT and 14 (60.9%) showed normal scan. Of the 13 ...

Now, a team headed up at Newcastle University in the UK has demonstrated a new lung MR imaging technique that provides quantitative and spatially localized assessment of pulmonary ventilation. The ...