Scintigraphy of hepatic hemangiomas: the value of Tc-99m-labeled red blood cells - concise communication

Journal Article · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6227967

Front, D ^[1]; Royal, H D; Israel, O; Parker, J A; Kolodny, G M

---

1. Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Fourteen patients with hepatic hemangiomas were evaluated by Tc-99m colloid scintigraphy and Tc-99m RBC angiography, including flow studies and early and delayed static studies. On colloid scintigraphy, the liver appeared enlarged, with single or multiple focal defects. During the flow and early static Tc-99m RBC studies, the lesions showed poor perfusion and were filled only partially or not at all. Delayed Tc-99m RBC studies demonstrated the whole extent of the lesion and all the lesions when multiple hemangiomas were present. A flow study showing decreased perfusion and a late blood-pool study showing increased local blood volume appear characteristic of hemangiomas. Liver biopsy should not be attempted in such cases.

• OSTI ID: 6227967
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Vol. 22:8
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BLOOD FLOW
SCINTISCANNING
LIVER
NEOPLASMS
DIAGNOSIS
TECHNETIUM 99
ERYTHROCYTES
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
PATIENTS
RADIOCOLLOIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
COLLOIDS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
GLANDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MATERIALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
550601* - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics