Detection of Esophagitis by 99mTc-Methoxyisobutylisonitrile Chest SPECT

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FIGURE 1.
Sagittal slices of SPECT were interpreted as positive: grade 1 (A), grade 2 (B), grade 3 (C), and grade 4 (D). Arrows indicate location of esophagitis.
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FIGURE 2.
Histogram of endoscopic grading versus ^99mTc-MIBI chest SPECT grading. SCOPY = endoscopy.

TABLE 1.

Patient Data with Endoscopic Findings and ^99mTc-MIBI Chest SPECT Findings

Patient no.	Sex	Age (y)	Endoscopic findings		^99mTc-MIBI chest SPECT findings
Patient no.	Sex	Age (y)	Savary–Miller grade*	Results	Grade	Results
1	M	30	1	Positive	1	Positive
2	M	30	3	Positive	3	Positive
3	F	31	3	Positive	3	Positive
4	M	32	0	Negative	0	Negative
5	F	33	3	Positive	4	Positive
6	F	34	4	Positive	4	Positive
7	F	36	0	Negative	1	Positive
8	F	36	3	Positive	3	Positive
9	F	37	4	Positive	4	Positive
10	M	38	1	Positive	2	Positive
11	F	39	0	Negative	0	Negative
12	F	39	4	Positive	4	Positive
13	F	40	2	Positive	2	Positive
14	F	41	3	Positive	3	Positive
15	F	42	0	Negative	0	Negative
16	F	42	0	Negative	0	Negative
17	F	43	3	Positive	4	Positive
18	F	45	1	Positive	2	Positive
19	M	46	3	Positive	4	Positive
20	M	46	4	Positive	4	Positive
21	M	47	4	Positive	4	Positive
22	M	48	2	Positive	2	Positive
23	M	49	0	Negative	1	Positive
24	M	49	4	Positive	4	Positive
25	M	51	0	Negative	0	Negative
26	M	52	0	Negative	0	Negative
27	M	52	3	Positive	3	Positive
28	M	53	4	Positive	4	Positive
29	M	54	2	Positive	3	Positive
30	M	55	1	Positive	1	Positive
31	M	56	4	Positive	4	Positive
32	M	57	3	Positive	3	Positive
33	M	59	2	Positive	4	Positive
34	M	60	0	Negative	0	Negative
35	M	61	4	Positive	4	Positive
36	F	62	2	Positive	2	Positive
37	F	63	2	Positive	2	Positive
38	M	64	2	Positive	3	Positive
39	M	64	3	Positive	3	Positive
40	M	65	3	Positive	4	Positive