Portosystemic collateral circulation: Demonstrated by Tc-99m-RBC SPECT/CT

Hung Jen Hsieh, Kun Han Lue, Chih Hao K. Kao, Yung Hsiang Hsu, Ming Chien Liu, Pan Fu Kao*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 42-year-old woman with advanced alcoholic liver cirrhosis was referred for a Tc-99m-labeled red blood cell (RBC) abdominal scan due to tarry stool passageThe Tc-99m RBC scan revealed a tangled linear radioactivity accumulation, extending from the right epigastric area to the right lower pelvic regionThe integrated single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) with 3D volume rendering imaging and CT bone segmentation display confirmed the portosystemic collateral circulation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)958-959
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume34
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Paraumbilical vein
  • Portosystemic collateral circulation
  • RBC scan
  • SPECT/CT

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