Diagnosis of splenic involvement in Hodgkin's disease by radionuclide evaluation of splenic contraction in response to adrenaline

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1980 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5422640

Osadchaya, T I; Vasilo, N I; Baisogolov, G D

Splenic contraction in response to adrenaline was studied by a radionuclidic technique in 33 patients who then underwent exploratory laparotomy and splenectomy. The decrease in splenic size was estimated by the percent diminution of spleen area from the baseline scan, and was found to be significantly less (P < 0.001) in the group of patients with Hodgkins's involvement of the spleen. Possible applications of the test for diagnostic purposes are discussed.

• Research Organization: Inst. of Medical Radiology, Obninsk, USSR
• OSTI ID: 5422640
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 21:4; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADRENAL HORMONES
ADRENALINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD COUNT
BODY
BODY FLUIDS
CHROMIUM 51
CHROMIUM ISOTOPES
CONTRACTION
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DATA
DATA COMPILATION
DATA FORMS
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DRUGS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ERYTHROCYTES
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GRAPHS
HODGKINS DISEASE
HORMONES
INFORMATION
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LYMPHOMAS
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
SIZE
SPLEEN
SPLENECTOMY
STEROID HORMONES
SURGERY
SYMPATHOMIMETICS
TABLES
TRACER TECHNIQUES