Extramedullary hematopoiesis. Demonstration by transmission and emission computed tomography.
Extramedullary hematopoiesis occurring in the thorax is a well-known complication of a number of various blood dyscrasias, and its appearance with planar Tc-99m sulfur colloid marrow scintigraphy and transmission computed tomography (CT) has been described previously. The authors present a case of thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis evaluated by CT and emission computed tomography (ECT).
D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000742:Anemia, Dyserythropoietic, Congenital / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000745:Anemia, Hemolytic, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000150:complications; D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D013131:Spine / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013909:Thorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed