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Splenic Absorption of Radiopharmaceutical in Systemic Bone Scans Performed after Liver Transplantation

  • Sang-Hyeong Kil;Kyung-Nam Jo;Yung-Hyun Lim
    • The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
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    • v.27 no.1
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    • pp.4-6
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    • 2023
  • Technetium-labeled phosphate bone scan was shown to detect bone fractures and bone metastasis in early stage than general radiographs. Therefore, bone scan has become one of the most frequently performed nuclear medicine imaging examination. However, non-osseous radiopharmaceutical uptake on the bone scan are unusual findings. We report a case of diffuse splenic absorption of Tc-99m dicarboxypropane diphosphonate in patients who undergo liver transplantation.

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