Alteration of body distribution of 99mTc-pyrophosphate by radiographic contrast material.
Abnormal distribution of 99mTc-PYP was found in an elderly patient who had received 100 ml of radiographic contrast material between the time of injection of the radiopharmaceutical and the performance of the bone scan. Reasons for these alterations are postulated.
D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003973:Diatrizoate / Q000494:pharmacology; D011756:Diphosphates / Q000494:pharmacology; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D011756:Diphosphates; D003973:Diatrizoate; D013667:Technetium