Published October 2002 | Version v1
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Photon defects due to residual barium in the colon simulating cold bone metastasis in two patients with extraskeletal cancer

Creators

  • 1. Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju (Korea, Republic of)

Description

One of common causes of cold defects on bone scintigraphy is an attenuation artifact. Cold defects can be produced by belt buckles, buttons, earring, necklaces, or other metal objects. Cold lesions in the abdomen are also produced by retained barium in the gastrointestinal tract after recent barium studies. We observed artifacts due to retained barium in the colon on bone scintigraphy, which simulated cold bone metastases in two patients with extraskeletal cancer

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
36
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 314-316
ISSN
1225-6714

INIS

Country of Publication
Korea, Republic of
Country of Input or Organization
Korea, Republic of
INIS RN
34050802
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Descriptors DEI
ABDOMEN; ATTENUATION; BARIUM; DEFECTS; METASTASES; NEOPLASMS; PATIENTS; PHOTONS; SCINTISCANNING; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM 99
Descriptors DEC
ALKALINE EARTH METALS; BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; BOSONS; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ELEMENTS; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; INTERNAL CONVERSION RADIOISOTOPES; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; MASSLESS PARTICLES; METALS; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RADIOISOTOPES; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES

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Notes
4 refs, 2 figs