Received 10/15/2007; revised 10/29/2007; accepted 10/30/2007. For correspondence and reprints contact: Jia-Huei Lin, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kuang Tien General Hospital. 117 Sha-Tien Road, Sha-Lu, Taichung 43303, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: (886)4-26625111 ext. 2056, Fax: (886)426629167, E-mail: [email protected] Background: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at increased ri...

INTRODUCTION Although Meckel's diverticulum is the most common congenital abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract and modern imaging techniques are available, its diagnosis remains problematic. CASE PRESENTATION A technetium-99 scan was performed in an 18-year-old man with abdominal pain, vomiting and rectal bleeding to confirm the presence of a Meckel's diverticulum which was not diagnosed...

OBJECTIVE A subset of parathyroid adenomas contains a relative overabundance of oxyphil cells that are capable of greater technetium Tc 99m sestamibi tracer uptake and retention than other cell types. We examined whether the presence of oxyphil cells augments the sensitivity of technetium Tc 99m sestamibi preoperative localization and whether the histologic findings of a lesion could be predict...

The aim of our studies was to formulate a system that delivers the required radiation dose to the tumor site and minimize the harm to other organs or tissues. The poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid, 75:25; 50:50) microspheric radiation delivery system was fabricated using double emulsion solvent evaporation technique for the encapsulation of technetium-99m(V)dimercaptosuccinic acid ((99m)Tc(V)DMSA)....

OBJECTIVES The American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation for febrile infants and young children suspected of having a urinary tract infection is early antibiotic treatment, given parenterally if necessary. In support of this recommendation, data suggesting that delay in treatment of acute pyelonephritis increases the risk of kidney damage are cited. Because the risk was not well defined, we...

urinary tract infection (uti) may lead to irreversible changes in renal parenchyma. early diagnosis using scintigraphy with technetium-99 m -labeled dimercaptosuccinic acid (dmsa) scan and early treatment may decrease or prevent development of renal parenchymal lesions. the aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of renal parenchymal lesion in children admitted with a first-time symptoma...

urinary tract infections are common in children. the available gold standard method for diagnosis, tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scan is expensive and exposes patients to considerable amount of radiation. this study was performed to compare and assess the efficacy of power doppler ultrasound versus tc-99m dmsa scan for diagnosis of acute pyelonephritis. a quasi experimental study was conducted...

OBJECTIVE To determine use of early Tc-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy in screening for vesicoureteral reflux following first febrile urinary tract infection. METHODS 43 children (1 mo-5 yr) with first febrile urinary tract infection underwent micturating cystourethrography, abdominal sonogram and early dimercaptosuccinic acid scintigraphy. RESULTS Early dimercaptosuccinic acid sci...