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Case Reports
. 2011;14(2):116-7.
doi: 10.5603/nmr.2011.00027.

Detection of splenic tissue by 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid SPECT/CT scintigraphy

Andrzej Mazurek  1 , Norbert Szaluś, Zofia Stembrowicz-Nowakowska, Janusz Hałka, Arkadiusz Chmieliński
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Detection of splenic tissue by 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid SPECT/CT scintigraphy

Andrzej Mazurek et al. Nucl Med Rev Cent East Eur. 2011.
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Abstract

This paper presents a case of an 80-year-old man with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura after splenectomy performed many years ago, which normalized platelet count, presented with severe thrombocytopenia with no response to treatment. A SPECT/CT study was performed using 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid. The histology confirmed the presence of splenic tissue in those foci. Spleen examination (SPECT/CT) using 99mTc-labelled Sn-colloid is able to detect splenic tissue and in our opinion is a simpler and less time-consuming procedure than using 99mTc DRBC.

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