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Pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan. A pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan involves two nuclear scan tests to measure breathing (ventilation) and circulation (perfusion) in all areas of the lungs. How the Test is Performed. A pulmonary ventilation/perfusion scan is actually two tests. They may be done separately or together. During the perfusion scan, a health care provider injects radioactive albumin into your vein. You are placed on a movable table that is under the arm of a scanner.
Your doctor has weighed up the benefit versus risk for having a SPECT-CT scan and has decided that the benefit of having the information gained from the scan outweighs any risk. What are the benefits of a SPECT-CT scan? SPECT-CT provides the ability to merge or combine the images often allowing the nuclear medicine specialist to more accurately pinpoint the site of any abnormality on your nuclear medicine scan.