Lung Perfusion Scintigraphy in Eisenmenger Syndrome Due to Patent Ductus Arteriosus

摘要

Eisenmenger syndrome refers to the elevation of pulmonary arterial pressure to the systemic level caused by an increased pulmonary vascular resistance with right-to-left shunt through an intracardiac or aortopulmonary communication. A 36-year-old woman with Eisenmenger syndrome due to patent ductus arteriosus underwent Tc-99m-MAA lung perfusion scintigraphy to evaluate right-to-left shunt. Whole-body imaging visualized extrapulmonary activity in both kidneys, spleen, and intestinal tract, confirming the presence of right-to-left shunt. Accumulation in the brain was visible but much weaker compared with that in the body trunk and was limited to the left cerebral hemisphere, which reflected the location of the shunt pathway.