Lung perfusion scan - Aspergillus and Aspergillosis

Date: 26 November 2013

Lung perfusion scan, pt RR

Notes:

Technetium perfusion scan of the lungs showing left lower lobe and right upper zone defects, matching the radiological areas of abnormality. The ability of Aspergillus to cause pulmonary infarction, probably through direct angioinvasion in this case, is characteristic.