Research Article

Referral Patterns and Diagnostic Yield of Lung Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Acute Pulmonary Embolism

Table 2

V/Q study results per group. Percentages refer to interpretation groups within each referral source.

InterpretationEDINPTTCLINICOUTPT

N normal (%)19 (44.2)36 (12.5)141 (40.2)135 (41.4)
N low (%)14 (32.6)148 (51.4)109 (31.1)137 (42.0)
N intermediate (%)6 (14.0)71 (24.7)41 (11.7)40 (12.3)
N high (%)4 (9.3)33 (11.5)60 (17.1)14 (4.3)