Incidental pathologic extracardiac uptake of (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin in myocardial perfusion imaging: Importance of patient background evaluation.
(99m)Tc-tetrofosmin single photon emission computed tomography ((99m)Tc-tetrofosmin SPECT) has an important role in the assessment of coronary artery disease. Despite being its main indication, this study does not only evaluate myocardial perfusion, but much more. Moreover, during the SPECT acquisition, the field area covered includes many important organs of the thorax and abdomen, so extracardiac abnormalities can be observed. The correct etiologic diagnosis of them is only possible if we understand how (99m)Tc-tetrofosmin works and make a comprehensive investigation of the clinical history of the patient.
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain. Electronic address: bgg-ist@hotmail.com.
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González García
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain.
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García Vicente
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Palomar Muñoz
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Poblete García
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Jiménez Londoño
Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Spain.
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Soriano Castrejón
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(99m)Tc-tetrofosmin; Captación extracardíaca; Dolor torácico no cardiológico; Extracardiac findings; Myocardial perfusion SPECT; Non-cardiac chest pain; SPECT de perfusión miocárdica