Radionuclide lung imaging in respiratory decompression sickness: potential role in the diagnosis and evaluation of hyperbaric therapy.

What Researchers Did

Researchers presented a case report of a young woman with acute respiratory decompression sickness, evaluating her lung imaging findings before and after hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

What They Found

The patient exhibited perfusion lung defects following a diving accident and after hyperbaric oxygen therapy. These perfusion defects resolved and reverted to normal in less than 24 hours.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it is a case report from the United States.

Study Limitations

As a single case report, the findings of this study cannot be generalized to a larger patient population.