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F H Deland
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Cystic disease of the liver studied by 99Tcm DISIDA and 99Tcm sulphur colloid imaging.
Two patients with cystic disease of the liver have been studied with 99Tcm sulphur colloid and 99Tcm DISIDA scintigraphy and CT. One patient's cystic lesions are substantially enlarged as seen in 99Tcm sulphur colloid scintigrams performed at 10 year intervals. Another patient's scintigraphic studies performed at 5 year intervals demonstrated no significant progression in the size of the cysts in the liver. The 99Tcm DISIDA scintigram of each patient demonstrated no radiotracer filled-in in the cystic lesions (photon deficient areas on 99Tcm sulphur colloid scan). This finding may be used to differentiate cystic disease of the liver from hepatoma, in which usually DISIDA filled-in the defects seen on the 99Tcm sulphur colloid scintigram.
Overestimation of splenic size and underestimation of hepatic size by radiocolloid scintigraphy in advanced cirrhosis of the liver: an autopsy correlation.
The radiocolloid liver-spleen scintigrams of seven patients with advanced cirrhosis of the liver were correlated with autopsy results. The data showed scintigraphic overestimation of splenic size and underestimation of hepatic size. The causes of underestimation of the liver size were: rotation of the liver due to ascites; photon attenuation by ascitic fluid; and/or decreased and in homogeneous distribution of radiocolloid in the diseased liver. The splenic size/weight was overestimated because of lack of the effects of ascites and the usually marked increase in splenic radioactivity. Awareness of the underestimation of the liver weight/size and overestimation of the splenic weight/size occurring on the radiocolloid liver-spleen scan of patient with advanced alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver may help avoid misinterpretation.
Disposition of radiolabelled suppositories in humans.
The disposition of Witepsol H 15 suppositories radiolabelled with [99mTc] technetium hydroxymethyldiphosphonate was studied after rectal administration in volunteers. The migration of the radiolabel was monitored continuously by external scintigraphy. The resulting scintiphotos were superimposed on lower GI radiographs to determine the extent of spreading of the dosage form in the rectum. The dosage form migrated approximately 5-7 cm into the rectum in nearly all of the studies and was, in general, confined to the lower and middle regions of the rectum. Since the venous supply to the lower rectum leads primarily to the inferior vena cava, the data presented here indicate that the metabolism of drugs sensitive to the 'first-pass' effect may be partially avoided by their rectal administration.
[Localization of Hodgkin's disease and non-Hodgkin lymphoma by means of 67 gallium subtraction scintigraphy].
67Ga-subtraction scan was found to be useful and a promising new method for the pre-treatment evaluation of the patient with Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The scan appeared to be most accurate in the neck, chest, and axillary regions. It appears to offer a means of increasing the accuracy of evaluating the abdomen, the paraaortic and pelvic regions. It may be a useful method for follow-up to detect recurrences. It was an easily performed, safe, non-invasive test, well tolerated and accepted by patients.
Six points for consideration in conducting research.
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Plasma volume determinations after 20 years.
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Decreased uptake in bone scans ("cold lesions") in metastatic carcinoma. Two case reports.
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Localisation of Hodgkin's disease and lymphomas by 67-gallium substraction scanning.
67Ga-subtraction scan was found to be useful and a promising new method for the pre-treatment evaluation of the patient with Hodgkin's disease or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The scan appeared to be most accurate in the neck, chest, and axillary regions. It appears to offer a means of increasing the accuracy of evaluating the abdomen, the para-aortic and pelvic regions. It may be a useful method for the follow-up to detect recurrences. It was an easily performed, safe, non-invasive test, well tolerated and accepted by patients.
Letter: Loculation as a contraindication to intracavitary 32P-chromic phosphate therapy.
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Bilateral giant carotid-ophthalmic aneurysms. Case report.
The authors describe a patient with bilateral giant aneurysms of the internal carotid artery in the region of the ophthalmic artery. This care illustrates the feasibility of successful intracranial surgical treatment for this unusual combination.