Diagnosis of uterine abnormalities with radionuclide imaging

Clin Nucl Med. 1995 Nov;20(11):1003-7. doi: 10.1097/00003072-199511000-00015.

Abstract

A pelvic hypervascular blush often creates a diagnostic dilemma during radionuclide abdominal imaging studies in females. This blush is shown to be due to uterine vascularity that is more prominent in the secretory and menstrual phases of the menstrual cycle. Significant uterine vascularity in the earlier phases is inappropriate and may be pathologic. Three such cases are presented in which increased uterine vascularity on radionuclide imaging during the proliferative phase either lead to a diagnosis or supported a clinical finding.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Endometriosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Leiomyoma / blood supply
  • Leiomyoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
  • Sugar Acids
  • Uterine Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterine Neoplasms / blood supply
  • Uterine Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Uterus / blood supply

Substances

  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Sugar Acids
  • Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m
  • technetium Tc 99m gluceptate