title: Increased focal uptake of Tc-99m stannous phytate in an irregular fatty liver demonstrated by SPECT imaging.
abstract: An area of focally increased uptake of Tc-99m colloid (hot spot) in the liver has been reported in superior vena cava syndrome, Budd-Chiari syndrome, and focal nodular hyperplasia. A case of irregular fatty infiltration in which SPECT imaging clearly demonstrated an area of focally increased uptake in the left lobe of the liver, which was not well visualized by planar imaging, is presented. There have been a few previous reports of this finding on SPECT imaging in patients with irregular fatty infiltration of the liver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Gifu School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imaeda
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ozawa
mesh_terms: D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D010833:Phytic Acid / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C019099:technetium Tc 99m stannous phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid