Diagnosis of orotracheal aspiration using radionuclide salivagram

Akbunar A. T., Kiristioglu İ., Alper E., Demiray H.

ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE, vol.17, no.5, pp.415-416, 2003 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2003
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/bf03006612
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.415-416
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

There are two main Nuclear Medicine techniques, the gastroesophageal reflux scintigraphy with late lung imaging and the nuclear salivagram, for diagnosis of pulmonary aspiration. Each of the techniques can document the two different, antegrade and retrograde, routes of pulmonary aspiration. In this report, we presented a patient with recurrent respiratory problems and emphasized the importance of concomitant use of the two techniques in the radionuclide diagnosis of aspiration.