Hepatobiliary function studies on Dubin-Johnson syndrome using 99mTc-pyridoxyl-methyl-tryptophan (PMT).
Hepatobiliary studies on five patients with Dubin-Johnson syndrome were performed using 99mTc-PMT. Time-activity curves of the liver of the patients showed delayed excretion and that plasma elimination in the patients was prolonged compared to that of normal subjects.
Yamashita
M
M
Department of Radiology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Japan.
Nakajima
E
E
Yukimatsu
N
N
D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006801:Humans; D007566:Jaundice, Chronic Idiopathic / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008099:Liver / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008111:Liver Function Tests / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011730:Pyridoxal / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*
D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C038081:technetium Tc 99m pyridoxyl-5-methyltryptophan; D011730:Pyridoxal; D014364:Tryptophan