Due to the possibility of pulmonary embolus, the patient underwent a ventilation and perfusion study in the nuclear medicine department.

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Ans. Pulmonary embolism is a condition of one or more lung arteries will become blocked by a blood clot. Through the pulmonary ventilation and perfusion scan we can measure breathing (ventilation) and circulation(perfusion) in all the areas of lung.

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