title: Incidental Liver Findings in 99mTc-Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion SPECT.
abstract: In cardiac nuclear imaging, the liver is mostly remembered as a source of artifact in the left ventricular inferior wall. However, the liver may eventually display unexpected findings, which draw attention to significant noncardiac disease. In a patient referred for myocardial perfusion SPECT to investigate atypical chest pain, focal areas of increased tracer uptake revealed intrahepatic biliary dilatation.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil andlorenzo@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Lorenzo
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil.
authors.forename: Pedro Gomes
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: da Cruz Netto
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ Brazil.
authors.forename: Paulo de Sa Villela
authors.initials: Pde S
authors.lastname: Pedras
mesh_terms: D001659:Biliary Tract / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D055414:Myocardial Perfusion Imaging; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
chemical_list: D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
keywords: 99mTc sestamibi; diagnosis; hepatobiliary; myocardial perfusion SPECT