title: Pertechnetate SPECT-CT in corrosive gastric injury.
abstract: We report a 24-year-old woman with corrosive poisoning who was subjected to pertechnetate scintigraphy to evaluate gastric injury. Fusion imaging (SPECT-CT) provided valuable information regarding viability of gastric mucosa, and it helped guide appropriate management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India.
authors.forename: Hejjaji Venkataramarao
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Sunil
authors.forename: Bhagwant Rai
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Mittal
authors.forename: Anish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.forename: Baljinder
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kochhar
mesh_terms: D002057:Burns, Chemical / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002424:Caustics / Q000633:toxicity*; D003902:Detergents / Q000633:toxicity*; D005260:Female; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D003902:Detergents; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m