Ventilation/perfusion imaging predicts response to balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension
ConclusionBPA significantly restored pulmonary blood flow, predominantly in the right and inferior lobes. V/Q scanning has the potential to predict the therapeutic response to BPA for CTEPH.
Source: Annals of Nuclear Medicine - Category: Nuclear Medicine Source Type: research
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