Meckel's diverticulum: demonstration of heterotopic gastric mucosa with technetium-99m-pertechnetate SPECT.
Demonstration of functioning heterotopic gastric mucosa with 99mTc-pertechnetate SPECT is reported. Abnormal tracer uptake was shown conclusively with SPECT but not with planar imaging. When a Meckel's diverticulum is suspected, we suggest SPECT be performed if the results of planar scintigraphy are equivocal and that it be considered if there is a high clinical suspicion and planar imaging is normal.
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Connolly
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Treves
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O'Connor
D000293:Adolescent; D002828:Choristoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m