Liver scanning for amyloid.
Subsequent liver scans with both 99mTc-colloid and 99mTc-diphosphonate in a patient with biopsy proven liver amyloidosis are described. The colloid liver scans demonstrated the variable pattern which can be obtained at different stages of the disease, whereas, the absence of Tc-diphosphonate uptake, by the infiltrated liver, did not confirm previous suggestions about the amyloid seeking properties of this material.
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001706:Biopsy; D003102:Colloids; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D003102:Colloids; D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium