DISCUSSION The presence of a focal defect within the liver in an otherwise well patient,
especially in an individual with a previous history of malignancy, is generally considered a …

DISCUSSION Localized cold areas have long been noted on hepatic scans in cirrhosis
although normally accom panied by other clues such as splenomegaly, in creased marrow …

Though viral hepatitis characteristically shows simultaneous involvement of the whole liver,
regions of more severe involvement in a liver otherwise showing spotty necrosis have been …

AUNIQUE opportunity for the histo-pathologic study of acute nonfatal hepatitis, presumably
of viral origin, was provided by 20 needle biopsies of the liver. which were performed from 3 …

In a recent paper in the Journal, Utz et al.(/) reported a case of hepatoma in which the Tc-
99m hepatobiliary agent was taken up by the primary tumor. There are other recent reports …

A 60-yr-old man was admitted with a 2-mo history of weight loss, jaundice, and vague
abdominal pain. Physical examination revealed hepatomegaly. Laboratory investigation …

DISCUSSION A focal defect identified on liver image is often a nonspecific finding. Kupffer
cells phagocytize sulfur colloid, and absence of radionuclide activity implies failure ofthese …

抄録 急性肝不全では画像診断にて所見を示す頻度が高いが急性ウィルス性肝炎における画像
診断の意義について腹腔鏡像との対比の面より検討した. 急性肝炎では臨床的重症度と回復期 …

A 40-yr-old white male had a liver scan performed as a general workup for right upper
quadrant pain. Figure 1 represents the anterior liver scan (99mTc-sulfur colloid) of this …

One might add to these a fifth use, that ofdetermining whether filling defects noted on the
tech netium sulfur colloid liver scan are related to normal (or abnormal) hepatobiliary …