Biliary and liver abscesses demonstrated with Tc-99m DISIDA and Ga-67 imaging

T. C. Yen*, M. F. Tsai, K. Y. Tzen

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Abstract

A 76-year-old woman with fever of unknown origin had a cholecystectomy 2 months earlier. Blood and pus cultures from percutaneous transhepatic drainage showed Staphylococcus aureus. Immediately after drainage, both Tc- 99m DISIDA and Ga-67 imaging were performed. Tc-99m DISIDA cholescintigraphy showed stasis of radiotracer at the dome of the right hepatic lobe and in the biliary tree. The Ga-67 scan revealed multiple focal areas of increased radiotracer accumulation in both hepatic lobes. Under both drainage and antibiotic treatment, the patient was discharged in stable condition.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)853-854
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume23
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 1998

Keywords

  • Abscess
  • DISIDA
  • Ga-67

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