Anterior dynamic imaging of the liver and spleen.
Anterior dynamic imaging of the abdomen was performed in 870 patients using a large field-of-view (LFOV) gamma camera. Sequential images were obtained immediately after the injection of Tc-99m sulfur colloid (Tc-99m SC) in an antecubital vein for liver-spleen imaging and was followed by standard planar images. This provided additional information in 172 cases (20%), including such findings as determination of the lesion's vascularity in 76 (9%), visualization of abnormal portal blood flow in 53 (6%), and detection of abnormalities in the aorta, inferior vena cava, iliac vessels, or kidneys in 43 (5%) of these patients. This procedure is recommended in all patients undergoing liver-spleen imaging.
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Department of Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Medical Center, Houston 77030.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013154:Spleen / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid