Diagnosis of segmental necrosis in a pancreas transplant by thallium-201 perfusion scintigraphy

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1991 · Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States)

OSTI ID:5228857

Hirsch, H; Fernandez-Ulloa, M; Munda, R; Fisher, R A; Moulton, J S; Huth, C J ^[1]

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1. University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH (USA)

Thallium-201 was used to image a patient with a pancreatic transplant. Incomplete visualization of the graft on the 201Tl scan, compared to CT, led to the diagnosis of segmental necrosis of the tail of the graft. Due to the low background and favorable target-to-non-target ratio, 201Tl pancreas scintigraphy may be useful in the follow-up of pancreatic transplants.

• OSTI ID: 5228857
• Journal Information: Journal of Nuclear Medicine; (United States), Vol. 32:8; ISSN 0161-5505
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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GRAFT-HOST REACTION
DIAGNOSIS
PANCREAS
TRANSPLANTS
MAN
NECROSIS
PATIENTS
PERFUSED ORGANS
SCINTISCANNING
THALLIUM 201
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DAYS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
ELECTRON CAPTURE RADIOISOTOPES
ENDOCRINE GLANDS
GLANDS
HEAVY NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SECONDS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
THALLIUM ISOTOPES
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