A real clinical indication for selective spleen scrintigraphy with 99mTc-labeled red blood cells.
Demonstration of the exact visceral situs in ambiguous conditions such as asplenic syndrome may be impossible with routine investigations. In our patient the correct diagnosis was made possible by selective spleen scintigraphy.
D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis; D004912:Erythrocytes; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013577:Syndrome; D013667:Technetium
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