Vascular thrombosis in acute hepatic allograft rejection: scintigraphic appearance.
Hepatobiliary imaging with 99mTc diisopropyl iminodiacetic acid was employed serially in a patient with an hepatic allograft, in order to follow the function of the transplant. Initially improving liver uptake and biliary excretion was observed; however, 12 days postoperative with clinical deterioration the scintigrams revealed an absence of uptake ("phantom" liver), due to thrombosis of the hepatic artery related to acute rejection. Hepatobiliary imaging can be helpful in the study of hepatic allografts.
D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006499:Hepatic Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013997:Time Factors; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D019896:alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency
D007098:Imino Acids; D013667:Technetium; D019785:Technetium Tc 99m Disofenin