Tc-99m albumin scintigraphy in the localization of protein loss in the gut.
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.
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Department of Radiation Oncology, Ida Scudder Isotope Lab, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
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Balakrishnan
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Narasimhan
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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
D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin