The use of gallium-67 liver imaging for the early diagnosis of Budd-Chiari syndrome.
A gallium-67 study, performed in a rare case of Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS) in a 6-yr-old child, showed marked concentration of the tracer in the left and caudate lobes of the liver. Ten days later, a less specific and clear-cut appearance of left- and caudate-lobe concentration of Tc-99m phytate was obtained. The possible use of Ga-67 citrate imaging to diagnose BCS in its earliest stage is suggested, although no firm conclusion can be made from this single case.
D006502:Budd-Chiari Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010833:Phytic Acid; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013997:Time Factors
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C026177:technetium phytate; D013667:Technetium; D010833:Phytic Acid