"hot spot" on hepatic scintigraphy [persian]

Authors

mohammad eftekhari

research institute for nuclear medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran masoud vafamanesh

research institute for nuclear medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran mehrosadat alavi

research institute for nuclear medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran

abstract

filling defects are often observed on 99mtc sulfur colloid liver scans. hot spots are much less frequently seen. superior vena cava syndrome is the most frequent cause of this finding. in this report 3 patients with s.v.c and budd - chiari syndrome with hot spot on liver scan are presented. mechanisms of scintigraphic patterns are reviewed.

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iranian journal of nuclear medicine

جلد ۲، شماره ۱، صفحات ۶۵-۷۲

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