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Retrospective comparison of radionuclide scans and computed tomography of the liver and pancreas

Journal Article · · Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.129.1.23· OSTI ID:7304939
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Computed tomography (CT) and radionuclide examinations of the liver and pancreas in 50 patients were compared retrospectively to evaluate their value as diagnostic tests. CT was superior to /sup 75/Se-selenomethionine in evaluating pancreatic disease. Both /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid scans and CT scans were sensitive detectors of liver masses; however, there were more false positive /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid scans (16% compared to 4%). CT was superior in detecting biliary obstruction and ascites, in assessing diseases that involved the liver extrinsically, and in evaluating the status of adjacent organs. /sup 99m/Tc-sulfur colloid scans were more sensitive in detection of diffuse nonneoplastic liver diseases (cirrhosis, hepatitis, and cholangitis). Simultaneous interpretation of CT and radionuclide scans was often more helpful than independent interpretation, and the two techniques are therefore complementary.
Research Organization:
Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN
OSTI ID:
7304939
Journal Information:
Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 129:1; ISSN AJROA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COLLOIDS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISPERSIONS
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
EVEN-ODD NUCLEI
GLANDS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIVER
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PANCREAS
PATIENTS
RADIOCOLLOIDS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SELENIUM 75
SELENIUM ISOTOPES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES