Tc-99m MIBI and Tl-201 Uptake in a Thymic Carcinoma / 대한핵의학회잡지
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
;
: 260-261, 2003.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-93056
ABSTRACT
Tc-99m methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) and Tl-201/technetium subtraction scintigraphy have been used for localization of abnormal parathyroid gland. The uptake mechanism of tracers has been postulated to be increased cellular density and vascularity, or dependent on the presence of mitochondria-rich cells. However, the uptake of these tracers was not specific for abnormal parathyroid gland. The author report a case of thymic carcinoma that would have been mistaken for carcinoma of parathyroid because of Tc-99m MIBI and Tl-201 uptake.
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Main subject:
Parathyroid Glands
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Thymoma
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Radionuclide Imaging
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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