HOME HELP FEEDBACK SUBSCRIPTIONS ARCHIVE SEARCH TABLE OF CONTENTS		QUICK SEARCH:   [advanced] Author: Keyword(s): Year:  Vol:  Page:

This Article Full Text (PDF) Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of the journal Download to citation manager Citing Articles Citing Articles via HighWire Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Front, D. Articles by Kolodny, G. M. Search for Related Content PubMed PubMed Citation Articles by Front, D. Articles by Kolodny, G. M.

Scintigraphy of Hepatic Hemangiomas: The Value of Tc-99m-Labeled Red Blood Cells: Concise Communication

Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts

Correspondence: For reprints contact: Dov Front, MD, PhD, Div. of Nuclear Medicine, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, 35254, Israel.

ABSTRACT

Fourteen patients with hepatic hemangiomas were evaluated by Tc-99m colloid scintigraphy and Tc-99m RBC angiography, including flow studies and early and delayed static studies. On colloid scintigraphy, the liver appeared enlarged, with single or multiple focal defects. During the flow and early static Tc-99m RBC studies, the lesions showed poor perfusion and were filled only partially or not at all. Delayed Tc-99m RBC studies demonstrated the whole extent of the lesion and all the lesions when multiple hemangiomas were present. A flow study showing decreased perfusion and a late blood-pool study showing increased local blood volume appear characteristic of hemangiomas. Liver biopsy should not be attempted in such cases.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. Avva, H. R. Shah, and T. L. Angtuaco US Case of the Day RadioGraphics, November 1, 1999; 19(6): 1689 - 1692. [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. Delbeke, W. H. Martin, M. P. Sandler, W. C. Chapman, J. K. Wright Jr, and C. W. Pinson Evaluation of Benign vs Malignant Hepatic Lesions With Positron Emission Tomography Arch Surg, May 1, 1998; 133(5): 510 - 516. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

				M. Chello, R. Romano, A. Panza, P. Mastroroberto, and A. R. Marchese The Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome: Report of 2 Familial Cases Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, September 1, 1992; 26(7): 584 - 587. [Abstract] [PDF]