99mTc tetrofosmin uptake in lung cancer. A case report.
This case report describes a 71-year-old man with a lung tumor in the posterior inferior segment of the right lung, detected on a screening chest radiograph. The patient underwent myocardial imaging with 99mTc tetrofosmin and 201Tl, using single photon emission CT (SPECT), and the tumor showed intense focal uptake of the radiotracer. This observation supports the recent suggestion that 99mTc tetrofosmin may be useful for oncologic imaging of lung carcinoma, and further studies may be warranted.
Department of Radiology, Kurume University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.
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Ishibashi
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Hayashi
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Takamori
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Ohzono
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Morita
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Hayabuchi
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; C078700:technetium tc-99m tetrofosmin