title: The usefulness of 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime white blood cell scintigraphy in a patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
abstract: White blood cell (WBC) 99mTc-hexamethylpropyleneamineoxime (HMPAO) scintigraphy was performed in a patient with eosinophilic gastroenteritis. WBC accumulation was detected in the terminal ileum to descending colon, and pathological studies demonstrated eosinophilic infiltration at the same region. 99mTc-HMPAO-WBC scintigraphy was proved to be a useful tool for the detection of eosinophilic infiltration in eosinophilic gastroenteritis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology/Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Erika
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: Tatsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaminaga
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawasugi
authors.forename: Tokuzo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yokokawa
authors.forename: Shigeru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furui
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004802:Eosinophilia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008551:Melena / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019690:Technetium Tc 99m Exametazime