caa a22 4500 465784690 CHVBK 20180323112005.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00811444 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00811444 The contribution of perfusion scintigraphy in the evaluation of children suffering from recurrent localized pneumonia [Elektronische Daten] [Ruth Hardoff, Joseph Rivlin, Avi Front] The value of perfusion scintigraphy as a screening test for children who have suffered from several episodes of recurrent localized pneumonia was evaluated in 32 patients aged 1-15 years. Perfusion studies were carried out using macroaggregated albumin (MAA) labeled with technetium 99m. In 9 patients (28%), large lobar or multisegmental perfusion defects were demonstrated. Their final diagnoses proved to be bronchiectasis (5 patients), bronchomalacia (2 cases), agenesis of a lobe (1 subject), and lobar sequestration (1 patient). In 23 children (72%), the perfusion scintigraphic patterns were normal or diffusely nonhomogeneous. All of these patients improved clinically on a 1 to 2.9-year follow-up. We conclude that a normal perfusion scintigraphy is a useful screening test for excluding structural lung abnormalities in pediatric patients with recurrent localized pneumonia. Children showing a pattern of lobar or multisegmental perfusion defects should be further investigated to rule out structural abnormalities as an underlying cause of disease. springer-Verlag, 1990 Perfusion scintigraphy nationallicence Localized pneumonia nationallicence Differentiation of structural from functional disorders nationallicence Hardoff Ruth Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut Rivlin Joseph Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut Front Avi Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut European Journal of Nuclear Medicine Springer-Verlag 17/3-4(1990-03-01), 152-155 0340-6997 17:3-4<152 1990 17 259 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00811444 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00811444 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Hardoff Ruth Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rivlin Joseph Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Front Avi Departments of Nuclear Medicine and Pediatrics, Lady Davis Carmel Hospital, and the Faculty of Medicine, Technion School of Technology, 34362, Haifa, Israel aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Nuclear Medicine Springer-Verlag 17/3-4(1990-03-01), 152-155 0340-6997 17:3-4<152 1990 17 259 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer