title: A case of diaphragm hernia containing accessory spleen and great omentum detected by Tc-99m phytate scintigraphy.
abstract: A rare case of diaphragm hernia containing an accessory spleen and great omentum is reported. Tc-99m phytate SPECT showed tracer accumulation in the accessory spleen and was useful in the evaluation of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratories, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohno
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Todo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komibuchi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006548:Hernia, Diaphragmatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009852:Omentum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010833:Phytic Acid; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013154:Spleen / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C026177:technetium phytate; D010833:Phytic Acid