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British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, e137-e140
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/34532489
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British Journal of Radiology 82 (2009),e137-e140 ©2009 The British Institute of Radiology

Postural change in ventilation and perfusion secondary to a thoracic scoliosis with complete resolution after surgery

T D BARWICK, FRCR, MRCP 1 I GODDARD, FRCR 1 M EASTY, FRCR, MRCP 1 C WALLIS, MD, FRCPCH 2 and L BIASSONI, MD, MSc 1

Departments of 1 Radiology and 2 Respiratory Medicine, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, UK

Correspondence: Dr L Biassoni, Department of Radiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK. E-mail: BiassL{at}gosh.nhs.uk

We present the case of a child with a thoracic scoliosis causing respiratory impairment in whom pre-surgical ventilation–perfusion lung scintigraphy in different postures was able to predict improvement in ventilation and perfusion after surgery.






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