Tc-99m PMT whole-body scintigraphy for evaluation of therapeutic effect and for monitoring bone metastasis in a patient with hepatocellular carcinoma

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作者
Sueyoshi, K [1 ]
Narabayashi, I [1 ]
Doi, K [1 ]
Takahashi, M [1 ]
Komori, T [1 ]
Tatsu, Y [1 ]
Tatsumi, T [1 ]
Utunomiya, K [1 ]
Uesugi, Y [1 ]
Adachi, I [1 ]
Shimizu, T [1 ]
机构
[1] Osaka Med Coll, Dept Radiol, Takatsuki, Osaka 5698686, Japan
关键词
bone metastases; bone scintigraphy; hepatocellular carcinoma; Tc-99m PMT whole-body scintigraphy;
D O I
10.1097/00003072-200012000-00008
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Detection of metastatic lesions by bone scintigraphy is highly sensitive but has a low rate of specificity. Often bone metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma are not detected by bone scintigraphy because of low uptake or a photopenic area in the tumor. In contrast, Tc-99m Sn-N-pyridoxy-5-methyltryptophan (Tc-99m PMT) whole-body scintigraphy reflects tumor viability, and the specificity of detection is so high that tumor structure can be shown well. Tc-99m PMT whole-body scintigraphy was helpful for evaluating the response to therapy and monitoring the course of the patient described here with bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma.
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