title: False aneurysm of splanchnic arteries--a scintigraphic pitfall.
abstract: A 99mTc-DTPA flow study fo the abdominal aorta in a 56-year old woman gave a false-positive image of an aneurysm at the site of the celiac axis or superior mesenteric artery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Patras, Greece.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Dimopoulos
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Yarmenitis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vasilakos
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Zavras
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gorilas
mesh_terms: D000783:Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002445:Celiac Artery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging