Incidental gallbladder visualization on nonhepatobiliary nuclear medicine studies: case series and review of the literature.
Clin Nucl Med
; 32(12): 915-9, 2007 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-18030040
ABSTRACT
Gallbladder uptake is occasionally encountered with commonly used nonhepatobiliary radiopharmaceuticals. Identification of the biliary tract by a nonhepatobiliary agent can identify disease, such as uptake of labeled white blood cells. However, in most cases, gallbladder uptake of nonhepatobiliary tracers is not due to pathology in these cases. It is important to avoid attributing gallbladder uptake to disease in the gallbladder or adjacent anatomic structures. We present 3 cases of unexpected gallbladder tracer uptake and provide a review of the literature describing incidental gallbladder uptake on nonhepatobiliary nuclear medicine studies. The potential for misdiagnosis and the steps taken to avoid this are discussed.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Compostos Radiofarmacêuticos
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Achados Incidentais
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Vesícula Biliar
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Marcação por Isótopo
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Medicina Nuclear
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
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Article