title: (99m)Tc-MIBI emboli in the lungs detected on SPECT/CT: a pitfall in parathyroid scan.
abstract: Although we are familiar with artifactual, focal pulmonary F-FDG accumulations without an apparent underlying pathologic finding, similar artifact for Tc-MIBI has not been described yet. Herein, we reported incidental detection of Tc-MIBI emboli in the lungs on parathyroid SPECT/CT.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aras
authors.forename: Tanju Yusuf
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Erdil
authors.forename: Tunc
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ones
authors.forename: Fuat
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dede
authors.forename: Halil Turgut
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Turoglu
mesh_terms: D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008168:Lung / Q000098:blood supply*; D008875:Middle Aged; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi