Hepatic uptake of technetium-99m diphosphonate in thalassemia major
Journal Article
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· Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States)
Two cases of thalassemia major are presented in which bone scintigraphy demonstrated diffuse hepatic uptake of Tc-99m diphosphonate. Although abnormal splenic and renal uptake of Tc-99m phosphates has been reported in patients with thalassemia major, hepatic uptake has not been reported previously. This scintigraphic finding is presumably due to increased iron deposition in the liver, resulting from increased iron turnover and retention in these patients and from multiple previous blood transfusions.
- Research Organization:
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 7134195
- Journal Information:
- Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 2; ISSN CNMED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
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ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
PATIENTS
PHOSPHONATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THALASSEMIA
UPTAKE
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANEMIAS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
GLANDS
HEMIC DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PATHOGENESIS
PATIENTS
PHOSPHONATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
SYMPTOMS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
THALASSEMIA
UPTAKE
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES