Pyometra as a lower abdominal doughnut sign on a Ga-67 scan.
A 77-year-old woman was referred for Ga-67 scan to evaluate intermittent fever and chills that had lasted more than 20 days. The Ga-67 whole-body scan revealed a doughnut-shaped Ga-67 accumulation in the lower abdominal region. Combined Ga-67 and Tc-99m MDP bone scan confirmed that this activity was in the uterus, because the shape of the urinary bladder on bone scan was different from that of the Ga-67-avid lesion. Pyometra was proved during operation, and pus culture was performed.
Kao
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taipei Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, Republic of China. kaopanfu@adm.cgmh.com.tw
Tzen
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Tsai
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Chen
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D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013492:Suppuration; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014591:Uterine Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate