Transmission-Emission Scanning: An Aid in Detecting Space Occupying Lesions of the Left Upper Quadrant
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Five cases are presented in which lesions affecting the spleen were suspected either clinically or on routine 99mTc-sulfur colloid liver scans. Using 99mTe, transmissionemission scans were performed on these patients; these scans were all abnormal. Sub sequent diagnostic studies confirmed three real lesions. The other two patients had intrathoracic abnormalities producing the abnormal scans. The technique, advantages, and limitations of transmission-emission scanning for detecting space-occupying lesions of the left upper quadrant area are discussed.
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