Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (Korean J Nucl Med Technol)

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Case Report

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

Sang-Hyeong Kil, Kyung-Nam Jo and Yung-Hyun Lim

Deparment of Nuclear Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Korea

Correspondence to Sang- Hyeong Kil, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, 20, Geumo-ro, Mulgeum-eup, Yangsan-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, 50612, Rep. of Korea, Tel :+82-55-360-1909, E-mail : rlf1007@naver.com

Volume 27, Number 1, Article 3, May 2023. Korean J Nucl Med Technol 2023;27(1):3. https://doi.org/10.12972/kjnmt.20230003
Received on December 07, 2022, Revised on March 24, 2023, Accepted on March 28, 2023, Published on May 31, 2023.
Copyright © 2023 Author(s). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

A technetium-labeled phosphate bone scan was found to detect bone fractures and bone metastasis in the early stages compared to general radiographs. Therefore, bone scans are among the most frequently performed nuclear medical imaging examinations. However, non-osseous radiopharmaceutical uptake on bone scans is unusual. Herein, we report a case of diffuse splenic absorption of Tc-99m dicarboxypropane diphosphonate in patients who underwent liver transplantation.
Keywords

Tc-99m Dicarboxypropane Diphosphonate, Bone Scan, Splenic Absorption, Liver Transplantation

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