Detection of a large arteriovenous fistula between the internal lliac vessels by radionuclide angiography.
A patient evaluated for heart failure was found by routine radionuclide angiography to have a large internal iliac arteriovenous fistula of presumed postoperative origin. The value of radionuclide angiography is described with a review of the literature on such unusual cases.
D000792:Angiography; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D010833:Phytic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014915:Whole-Body Counting
D013667:Technetium; D004369:Pentetic Acid; D010833:Phytic Acid