title: Tc-99m albumin scintigraphy in the localization of protein loss in the gut.
abstract: Scintigraphic localization of gastrointestinal protein loss has been recently reported. A noninvasive method for the localization of protein loss in the gut using Tc-99m labeled albumin seems encouraging and is described here. In six patients studied for protein-losing enteropathy, scintigraphic results of four were positive.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Ida Scudder Isotope Lab, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oommen
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurien
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Balakrishnan
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Narasimhan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003424:Crohn Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
chemical_list: D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin