An incidental detection of aortic aneurysm on Tc-99m MAG3 renal scintigraphy
Nuclear Medicine Review, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.97-99, 2013 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2013
- Doi Numarası: 10.5603/nmr.2013.0044
- Dergi Adı: Nuclear Medicine Review
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.97-99
- Anahtar Kelimeler: aortic aneurysm, Tc-99m MAG3, renal scintigraphy, CT angiography
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 71-year-old man with newly diagnosed hypertension was referred for Technetium-99m mercaptoacetyltriglycine (Tc-99m MAG3) renal scintigraphy to evaluate the recent onset of impairment in renal functions. Dynamic imaging revealed activity flow which was suspicious for aortic aneurysm (AA) with a concurrent decrease in left renal blood flow. CT angiography of the thoracoabdominal aorta confirmed that this area corresponded to AA. The purpose of this report was to present the first case of incidental detection of AA on Tc-99m MAG3 scintigraphy and highlight the importance of correlative imaging for the diagnosis of abnormal radioactivity accumulation in the region of vascular structures. Copyright © 2013 Via Medica.