Radioactivity in gastric juice: a simple adjunct to the Yb-169 DTPA cisternographic diagnosis of CSF rhinorrhea; concise communication

Journal Article · Thu Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5115218

Doege, H; Johannsen, B A

A new method is offered as an adjunct to radionuclide cisternography and the measuring of radioactivity in nasal pledgets. The activity in gastric juice following the intrathecal injection of Yb-169-DTPA is measured and the ratio of gastric juice to blood is calculated. In patients suffering from CSF rhinorrhea the ratios significantly exceed the normal range. This method can be used to detect CSF leakage at the back of the nasopharynx, and in patients with head injuries too severe to permit the use of nasal pledgets.

• Research Organization: Medical Academy Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden
• OSTI ID: 5115218
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 18:12; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AMINO ACIDS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
CHELATING AGENTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSIS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
DRUGS
DTPA
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GASTRIC ACID
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MINUTES LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ORGANIC ACIDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATIENTS
PHARYNX
RADIOACTIVITY
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPROTECTIVE SUBSTANCES
RARE EARTH ISOTOPES
RARE EARTH NUCLEI
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
RESPONSE MODIFYING FACTORS
YTTERBIUM 169
YTTERBIUM ISOTOPES