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Lung nuclear medicine scan

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Nuclear medicine scan of lungs

Courtesy of Intermountain Medical Imaging, Boise, Idaho.

Figure 1 shows normal blood flow in healthy lungs. Figure 2 shows dark areas where blood clots (pulmonary emboli) are preventing normal blood flow through the lungs.

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Last Updated: 10/24/2008