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Radionuclide plethysmography and Tc-99m red blood cell venography in venous thrombosis: comparison with contrast venography

Journal Article · · Radiology; (United States)
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Radionuclide plethysmography (RPG) is a new technique that uses Tc-99m labelled red blood cells to ascertain changes in venous volumes by detecting the change in counts in response to the inflation and deflation of proximal thigh cuffs. Diagnosis of ileofemoral venous occlusion is possible using this technique, which also provides kinetic data of venous outflow. Twenty-one patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis were studied prospectively using RPG, radionuclide venography (RV), and contrast venography (CV) to establish the usefulness of RPG alone and in combination wth RV in the diagnosis of ileofemoral venous thrombosis (sensitivity, 91%; specificity, 100%). RV was less sensitive (73%) and less specific (93%) in diagnosing that condition.
Research Organization:
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Australia
OSTI ID:
6746881
Journal Information:
Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 150:1; ISSN RADLA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS
BIOMEDICAL RADIOGRAPHY
BLOOD
BLOOD CELLS
BLOOD FLOW
BLOOD VESSELS
BODY
BODY AREAS
BODY FLUIDS
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ERYTHROCYTES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LEGS
LIMBS
MATERIALS
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOLOGY
SCINTISCANNING
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THROMBOSIS
VASCULAR DISEASES
VEIN
VEINS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES