Angiography and scintigraphy in patients with possible liver malignancy.
Angiography and 99Tcm-scintigraphy were performed in 100 adult patients with suggested primary or secondary liver malignancy. The results were compared to the final diagnosis obtained by biopsy, surgery, autopsy or long term clinical follow up. The reasons for false positive and negative diagnoses are discussed in detail.
D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D008722:Methods; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging