Discordant Tc-99m sulfur colloid and In-113m chloride blood pool images in patients with acute amebic liver abscess

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-198307000-00007· OSTI ID:6982247

Shih, W J; Reba, R C; Tu, Y C; Yeh, S H

Using combined Tc-99m sulfur colloid and In-113m chloride eluate imaging, studies from 32 patients with proven amebic liver abscess were analyzed. The results revealed good perfusion of the amebic lesion in three, poor perfusion in 11, and absent perfusion in 18. These results appear to depend on abscess size and age. Images with In-113m seem to be better than those with Tc-99m sulfur colloid in depicting amebic liver abscess during antiamebic therapy. Overall, the In-113m images provide more precise information concerning abscess size and shape.

• OSTI ID: 6982247
• Journal Information: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 8:7; ISSN CNMED
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ABSCESSES
AMOEBA
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
COLLOIDS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISPERSIONS
DRUGS
GLANDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INDIUM 113
INDIUM ISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
INVERTEBRATES
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
LIVER
MICROORGANISMS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PATIENTS
PROTOZOA
RADIATION QUALITY
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
SARCODINA
STABLE ISOTOPES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES