LUNG SCANS

A nuclear imaging scan of your chest will show how well air and blood is flowing through your lungs.

What should I expect?

A lung ventilation test will be performed to test the airflow through your lungs. In this procedure, you will breathe in a small amount of radioactive aerosol for five minutes. Images will be taken of your chest from various angles during this time.

A second set of pictures will be taken after a small amount of radioactive material is injected into an arm vein. These pictures will be taken at multiple angles to evaluate areas in the lung where blood supply is weak.

This exam takes approximately 60 minutes.