title: [Evaluation of 99mTc-DTPA-HSA abdominal imaging of protein-losing gastroenteropathy].
abstract: Abdominal images were obtained after the intravenous injection of 99mTc-HSA-D in 8 patients with protein-losing gastroenteropathy (PLG). Six neck images and 7 abdominal images were obtained in 11 patients with ischemic heart disease as a control study. We evaluated all the images with respect to visualization, initial appearance time, and movement of abnormal radioactivity. In 7 of 8 patients with PLG, abnormal radioactivity in the intestine appeared from 10 min to 4 hours after injection, and moved 6 hours after injection. In 6 of 7 abdominal images of control cases, slight activity was observed in the alimentary tract 6 hours or 24 hours after injection. The thyroid was not visualized in any of the 6 cases. In conclusion, if radioactivity in the alimentary tract was first observed 6 hours or later after injection, the diagnosis of PLG may be difficult by this method alone. It still may be necessary to perform the alpha 1-antitrypsin test for the correct diagnosis of PLG.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oita Medical University.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okahara
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kiyosue
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takeoka
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hori
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011504:Protein-Losing Enteropathies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate