Dynamic liver scanning in cirrhosis.
Dynamic liver scanning using 99mTc sulphur colloid has been used in assessing 41 patients with cirrhosis and the data compared with 33 control subjects. The mesenteric fraction (MF) was significantly reduced in cirrhotics (0.30 +/- 0.17) compared with controls (0.58 +/- 0.09), P less than 0.001. The liver: spleen ratio (L:S) was also significantly different (1.6 +/- 0.95 compared with 4.9 +/- 1.4), P less than 0.001. Those patients who had undergone a recent variceal bleed had values less than patients who had not bled. Dynamic scintigraphy may be of value in monitoring the progress of disease and response to treatment.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008102:Liver Circulation; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008638:Mesenteric Arteries / Q000503:physiopathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011168:Portal System / Q000503:physiopathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013157:Splenic Artery; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013997:Time Factors
D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid