VQ Scan: Purpose, Procedure, Risks, Recovery Results A VQ scan is a two-part test that providers most commonly use to diagnose a blood clot in your lungs (pulmonary embolism) It measures the airflow (ventilation) and blood flow (perfusion) in your lungs
VQ Scan: Purpose, Preparation, and Expectation - Healthline A pulmonary ventilation perfusion (or VQ) scan is a series of two lung scans The scans are either performed together or one after the other, but are often referred to as one procedure
Lung Ventilation Perfusion Scan (VQ Scan) - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf Pulmonary ventilation (V) and Perfusion (Q) scan, also known as lung V Q scan, is a nuclear test that uses the perfusion scan to delineate the blood flow distribution and the ventilation scan to measure airflow distribution in the lungs
V Q Scan: MedlinePlus Medical Test A V Q scan consists of two imaging tests that measure the air and blood flow in your lungs It's most often used to check for a blood clot (pulmonary embolism)
About Your Ventilation-Perfusion (VQ) Scan A ventilation-perfusion scan is also called a VQ scan A VQ scan is a pair of imaging scans that take pictures of your lungs This is done to check how well air flows into your lungs and how well blood flows through your lungs The images from a VQ scan help your doctor see if there are any blockages in your lungs
Pulmonary ventilation perfusion scan - Mount Sinai The machine scans your lungs as blood flows through them to find the location of the radioactive particles During the ventilation scan, you breathe in radioactive gas through a mask while you are sitting or lying on a table under the scanner arm