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Liver and Spleen

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Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET

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This chapter discusses hepatobiliary scintigraphy, reticuloendothelial system (RES) scintigraphy, and splenic scintigraphy. Hepatobiliary scintigraphy employs intravenously injected radiopharmaceuticals that are rapidly taken up by the parenchymal cells of the liver and eliminated through the biliary system into the intestine. Reticuloendothelial system scintigraphy employs technetium-99m (99mTc)-sulfur colloid, which permits static imaging-planar scintigraphy and single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of functional hepatic parenchyma by its localization in cells of the RES. It permits evaluation of size, position, displacement, and replacement of functional hepatic and splenic tissue. At present, hepatobiliary scintigraphy is used in pediatric practice more frequently than static RES scintigraphy.

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  2. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA

    S. T. Treves MD (Chief, Professor of Radiology) (Chief, Professor of Radiology)

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Treves, S.T., Jones, A.G. (2007). Liver and Spleen. In: Treves, S.T. (eds) Pediatric Nuclear Medicine/PET. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-32322-0_9

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