doc4mindia
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in case of pulm embolism in in ccs, which one is prefered, spiral ct or vq scan?
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| tess
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V/Q scan is the definitely diagnostic modality for PE. Spiral CT has high specificity but low sensitivity.
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| damacharla
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If cxr in normal------->ct scan
cxr abnormal-------->v/q scan
{ mayo' internal board review}
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| vango
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I think if the CXR is negative you would do a V/Q because , if the cxr is abnormal you would likely get a false positive.
Just my reasoning
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