Detection of Pulmonary Embolism with Gallium-68 Macroaggregated Albumin Perfusion PET/CT: An Experimental Study in Rabbits

Table 2

Comparison of V/Q scanning and HP findings.

Rabbits	^68Ga-MAA PET/CT-Technegas SPECT/CT (mismatch defect)					HP results (location and size of PE)
	RU	RM	RL	LU	LL	RU	RM	RL	LU	LL
PE 1	L	L	L	—	—	L	L	L	—	—
PE 2	L	L	L	L	—	L	L	L	L	—
PE 3	—	—	—	L	L	—	—	—	L	L
PE 4	—	—	L	L	L	—	—	L	L	L
PE 5	L	L	L	L	—	L	L	L	L	—
PE 6	L	L	L	L	—	L	L	L	L	—
Sham 1–6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

PE: pulmonary embolism; V/Q: ventilation and perfusion; HP: histopathologic; RU: right upper lobe; RM; right middle lobe; RL: right lower lobe; LU: left upper lobe; LL: left lower lobe; L: lobe.