title: Single photon emission computed tomography and renal pseudotumor.
abstract: Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), recently introduced into clinical nuclear medicine, potentially offers improved spatial resolution compared to planar imaging by eliminating activity from surrounding structures, and permitting three-dimensional reconstructions. Its clinical applications to date have been limited. A case where SPECT with Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) better demonstrated a renal pseudotumor (a benign column of Bertin) compared to planar imaging is reported.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Vitti
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007672:Kidney Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D004113:Succimer; D013667:Technetium; D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D019783:Technetium Tc 99m Dimercaptosuccinic Acid; D013667:Technetium; D004113:Succimer