title: The usefulness of Tc-99m HMPAO labeled WBC SPECT in eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
abstract: Tc-99m HMPAO labeled WBC SPECT was performed in 5 patients with eosinophilic gastroenteritis before and after successful medical therapy. The imaging findings were graded according to the following imaging scheme; grade 0, no uptake; grade 1, uptake < bone marrow; grade 2, uptake < liver; grade 3, uptake > liver. In no patient was the diagnosis made radiologically or with colonoscopy. The sites of involvement were identified with Tc-99m HMPAO WBC imaging in all patients before treatment and the radionuclide imaging studies were all negative after therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K B
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Hahm
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jie
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003106:Colon / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D004912:Erythrocytes; D005260:Female; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017681:Hypereosinophilic Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism; D010091:Oximes / Q000378:metabolism; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010091:Oximes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime