Detection of splenic tissue by 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid SPECT/CT scintigraphy.
This paper presents a case of an 80-year-old man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after splenectomy performed many years ago, which normalized platelet count, presented with severe thrombocytopenia with no response to treatment. A SPECT/CT study was performed using 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid. The histology confirmed the presence of splenic tissue in those foci. Spleen examination (SPECT/CT) using 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid is able to detect splenic tissue and in our opinion is a simpler and less time-consuming procedure than using 99mTc DRBC.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland. andrzej_mazurek@wim.mil.pl
Andrzej
A
Mazurek
Norbert
N
Szaluś
Zofia
Z
Stembrowicz-Nowakowska
Janusz
J
Hałka
Arkadiusz
A
Chmieliński
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D064847:Multimodal Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011696:Purpura, Thrombocytopenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013156:Splenectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid