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Scintigraphy: Scintigraphy of lung: Perfusion and ventilation scintigraphy

You have had a gamma scan of your lung. It was done to examine how your lung was being supplied with blood and air.

The gamma scan involved injecting special materials into one of your blood vessels. You also inhaled some special materials.

These special materials then spread to your lung via your blood and the air you inhaled. The materials give off weak radiation for a certain time. A special camera then measured this radiation some time later. This showed how the special materials spread in your lung and in your lung’s vessels.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).