Feasibility of localizing ectopic testes by 131I-labeled luteinizing hormone scintigraphy.
A new method for localizing ectopic testes preoperatively was investigated in rats. Twenty hours after administration of iodine-131 luteinizing hormone the position of normal descended testes was easily identified by scintigraphy. Clinically, this technique may offer a noninvasive and practical means of locating testes undetected by palpation. The complexity and hazards of the surgical intervention to follow would thus be greatly reduced.
D000818:Animals; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000175:diagnosis*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D051381:Rats; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone