BACKGROUND/AIM To determine the incidence of abnormal Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid (Tc99m DMSA) renal scintigraphy findings in the children with urinary tract infection (UTI), and to evaluate the difference between the children with UTI and vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR), and the children with UTI without VUR. METHODS Tc99m DMSA renal scintigraphy was performed in 170 children with...

A 10-year old girl presented with fatigue, hypercalcemia, and subperiosteal phalangeal osteolytic lesions. Ultrasonography and MIBI scintigraphy showed a structure near the lower pole of thyroid gland. The structure macroscopically appeared as adenoma, histologically it was thymic tissue. Bilateral neck exploration together with exploration of cervical thymic extensions was performed; adenoma w...

UNLABELLED 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-MIBI) has been suggested as a tracer for the scintigraphic detection of multidrug resistance (MDR). The aim of this study was to compare MDR characteristics in vitro and in vivo by immunohistochemic and functional uptake assays in established tumor cell lines cultured and grown in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice. METHODS The presen...

HYPOTHESIS We aimed to validate the effectiveness of a protocol for primary hyperparathyroidism in which intraoperative parathyroid hormone measurement (IOPTH) was not routinely used during minimally invasive parathyroidectomy for patients with dual localization by technetium Tc 99m sestamibi (MIBI) and ultrasonography and hypothesized that our rate of surgical failure would be less than 3% for...

PURPOSE This study was aimed to determine whether Tc-99m-hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy performed in the middle of preoperative chemotherapy has a prognostic value in patients with malignant bone and soft tissue tumors (MBST). MATERIALS AND METHODS In 90 patients with MBST, Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy was performed 15 minutes after tracer injection before the first and a...

A 33 year old female patient presented with history of body and joint pain easy fatiguability unable to perform her routine daily activities since 2 months. She also gave recurrent urinary tract infections, abdomen, loss appetite weight. Examination neck showed no palpable mass. Laboratory data revealed elevated serum calcium levels parathyroid hormone levels. Contrast enhanced computed tomogra...

UNLABELLED Technetium-99m methoxy-isobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m MIBI) is a routinely used radiopharmaceutical for myocardial perfusion scintigraphy (MPS). It is also a tumor seeking agent. Here, we present a case of 51 year old male who underwent Tc-99m MIBI myocardial perfusion study due to permanent chest pain after coronary angiography. Abnormal MIBI uptake in the thorax was detected in the raw...