Diagnosis of uterine abnormalities with radionuclide imaging.
A pelvic hypervascular blush often creates a diagnostic dilemma during radionuclide abdominal imaging studies in females. This blush is shown to be due to uterine vascularity that is more prominent in the secretory and menstrual phases of the menstrual cycle. Significant uterine vascularity in the earlier phases is inappropriate and may be pathologic. Three such cases are presented in which increased uterine vascularity on radionuclide imaging during the proliferative phase either lead to a diagnosis or supported a clinical finding.
Bhatnagar
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences, Lucknow Marg, Delhi, India.
Shankar
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Mondal
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Chopra
M K
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Satija
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Narayanan
R V
RV
D000328:Adult; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013400:Sugar Acids; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014594:Uterine Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014599:Uterus / Q000098:blood supply
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013400:Sugar Acids; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; C100014:technetium Tc 99m gluceptate