DISCUSSION The presence of amyloidosis can be suspected from various signs and
symptoms, but the definitive diagnosis can only be made by histochemical analysis of biopsy …

Technetium-99m (V) DMSA Uptake in Amyloidosis Page 1 myboidosis is a group of diseases
characterized by the deposition in one or more organs of one of several proteinaceous materials …

DISCUSSION Amyloidosis is a rare disorder characterized by variable
intracellularaccumulationof a complex substance consist ing of proteinaceousfibrils (amyloid …

Technetium-99m sulfur colloid (SC) and Technetium-99m pyrophosphate (PYP) scintigrams
in a patient with idiopathic systemic amyloidosis were abnormal. Hepatic SC distribution was …

Changes in the amount and distribution of amyloid lesions have been difficult to monitor
because they can usually be demonstrated only by evident symptoms or from a biopsy. The …

Radionuclide bone imaging using Tc-99m phosphates may show accumulation of activity in
amyloid deposits. While many sites of amyloidosis have been detected with bone imaging …

A 74-year-old man with hepatomegaly, hyperglycemia, and proteinuria was diagnosed with
primary amyloidosis with liver involvement, proven by biopsy. Abnormal distribution of tracer …

Amyloidosis is characterized by the soft-tissue deposition of amyloid protein. It may occur as
a primary disorder but more often is seen as a manifestation of chronic illness. Scattered …

Spleen images in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy showed numerous areas of
decreased radiocolloid accumulation. Microscopic examination revealed areas of …

A patient with AA amyloidosis secondary to ankylosing spondylitis showed intense liver
uptake of Tc-99m MDP on bone imaging. The biopsy showed hepatic amyloid deposition. A …