Title

<sup>99m</sup>Tc-RBC scintigraphy showing portal vein aneurysm.

Authors

Sopov, Vladimir; Zuckerman, Eli; Toubi, Aurora; Groshar, David

Abstract

The article presents information on a 99mTc-RBC scintigraphy. In the study, a 47-year old asymptomatic woman with chronic elevation of aminotransaminases was referred for scintigraphic study to evaluate the vascularity of an extrahepatic mass, detected by ultrasonography in the hilum of the liver. 99mTc-RBC scintigraphy demonstrated extrahepatic portal vein aneurysm. The early filling of the lesion in the dynamic phase was compatible with an increased blood flow inside the mass.

Subjects

MEDICAL imaging systems; ANEURYSMS; AMINOTRANSFERASES; BLOOD flow; DIAGNOSTIC imaging; VASCULAR diseases

Publication

European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, 2004, Vol 31, Issue 11, p1568

ISSN

1619-7070

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s00259-004-1584-z