Focal accumulation of a radiopharmaceutical in the liver on technetium-99m gated blood pool and Apcitide scintigraphy leading to the diagnosis of superior vena cava obstruction.

Autor: Sherman, Paul M, Bridwell, Robert S
Zdroj: Military Medicine; January 2002, Vol. 167 Issue: 1 p79-82, 4p
Abstrakt: Focal increased enhancement or radiopharmaceutical uptake in the liver has been associated with superior vena cava syndrome. This report describes the finding in a patient imaged with a relatively new agent, Tc-99m Apcitide. The collateral pathways responsible for the liver "hot spot" are reviewed, as is the role of Tc-99m Apcitide in deep venous thrombosis imaging.
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