title: Evaluation of gastrointestinal involvement of Behçet's disease by nuclear medical techniques.
abstract: To evaluate the value of nuclear medicine procedures in the diagnosis of gastrointestinal involvement of Behcet's disease in asymptomatic patients, Tc-99m human immunoglobulin (HIG) and Tc-99m leucocyte (LC) whole body scintigraphies were performed on 30 patients with major symptoms of the disease. Comparison of the results with other diagnostic techniques showed that Tc-99m HIG whole body scanning can be a useful diagnostic aid before the disease becomes clinically active in the gastrointestinal system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Ankara University Medical School, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Küçük
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gürler
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tulunay
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ormeci
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Düzgün
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bengi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ibiş
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001528:Behcet Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D003113:Colonoscopy; D004064:Digestive System / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007962:Leukocytes; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013667:Technetium; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C065376:technetium Tc 99m immunoglobulin; D013667:Technetium