Nuclear medicine approach can be first choice for excluding pulmonary embolism in young women

Time September 7, 2007 - 4:00am Link Nuclear medicine approach can be first choice for excluding pulmonary embolism in young women Description Young women at risk of having a pulmonary embolism -- a potential life-threatening blockage in a lung artery -- should first undergo a ventilation/perfusion lung scan rather than a CT angiogram, conclude authors in a paper published in the September Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Source AAAS Science News Email to friendBookmark thisPrint version » login or register to post comments | 72 reads Score: 0  0 vote(s) updated every 10 min