Evaluating the Use of Perfusion-Only Q-SPECT as a Diagnostic Tool for CTEPH in Low-Resource Environments: A Study on Minimizing Unnecessary Referrals to Specialized Centers - Top-Institutions - MDSpire

Evaluating the Use of Perfusion-Only Q-SPECT as a Diagnostic Tool for CTEPH in Low-Resource Environments: A Study on Minimizing Unnecessary Referrals to Specialized Centers

  • By

  • Seckin Bilgic

  • Ilgim Vardaloglu

  • Irem Koroglu

  • Emre Karayel

  • January 27, 2026

  • 0 min

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Top Institutions in Pulmonary

Brief introduction explaining scope and methodology.

  • #1

    University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Pulmonary Hypertension Program
    University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Pulmonary Hypertension Program

    San Diego, CA

    Key Differentiators

    • Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Cardiopulmonary Imaging

  • #2

    Mayo Clinic
    Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, MN

    Key Differentiators

    • Pulmonary Medicine
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Cardiology

  • #3

    Royal Papworth Hospital
    Royal Papworth Hospital

    Cambridge, UK

    Key Differentiators

    • Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Cardiothoracic Surgery
    • Nuclear Medicine

  • #4

    National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
    National Institutes of Health (NIH) – National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    Bethesda, MD

    Key Differentiators

    • Pulmonary Vascular Disease Research
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Clinical Trials

  • #5

    Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)
    Hôpital Bicêtre, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP)

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France

    Key Differentiators

    • Pulmonary Hypertension
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • Cardiopulmonary Imaging

Original Source(s)

Evaluating the Use of Perfusion-Only Q-SPECT as a Diagnostic Tool for CTEPH in Low-Resource Environments: A Study on Minimizing Unnecessary Referrals to Specialized Centers

  • by Seckin Bilgic, Ilgim Vardaloglu, Irem Koroglu, Emre Karayel

  • January 27, 2026

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