Nuclear medicine in the evaluation of organ transplants with special reference to heart and lung

Organ transplantation has become routine in many hospitals throughout the world. Nuclear medicine techniques have played a significant role in the success of these programs through measurements of blood flow and function in these grafts, as well as assessments of infection and rejection. This paper emphasizes the present status of radiotracer methodology for evaluating heart and heart/lung transplants and also includes a brief summary of the development of nuclear medicine studies of other transplants.