Scintigraphic findings in end-stage liver disease on Tc-99m sestamibi SPECT/CT myocardial perfusion imaging

Tarun Jain, N. T.K. Thanseer, Ashwani Sood, Madan Parmar, Anish Bhattacharya, Bhagwant Mittal

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Abstract

Technetium-99m sestamibi myocardial perfusion imaging is commonly employed non-invasive study for evaluation of coronary artery disease; however, incidental extracardiac scintigraphic findings observed may provide additional diagnostic information. The authors present the unusual scintigraphic findings in a case of decompensated liver disease with right hepatic hydrothorax, being planned for orthotopic liver transplant.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1051-1052
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Nuclear Cardiology
Volume25
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jun 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Liver transplant
  • Myocardial perfusion imaging
  • Sestamibi
  • Technetium-99m

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