A new method giving a two criteria diagnosis of venous occlusion using isotope imaging of 99mTc-labelled fibrinogen

TY - JOUR

T1 - A new method giving a two criteria diagnosis of venous occlusion using isotope imaging of 99mTc-labelled fibrinogen

AU - Martin, J F

AU - Blake, G M

PY - 1983/7/1

Y1 - 1983/7/1

N2 - A new method for the diagnosis of venous occlusion involves three stages: first, injection of 99mTc-labelled fibrinogen into a distal vein in the suspected limb with a dynamic gamma scan of venous flow; second, a static pool scan of both limbs to show the anatomy of the veins seen in the dynamic scan and third, a later static scan showing 99mTc-fibrinogen associated with thrombus. In occlusion, absence of flow in the dynamic scan corresponds to the presence of isotope in thrombus in the second static scan. The test uses a low-volume, low-radioactivity injection and may be repeated many times.

AB - A new method for the diagnosis of venous occlusion involves three stages: first, injection of 99mTc-labelled fibrinogen into a distal vein in the suspected limb with a dynamic gamma scan of venous flow; second, a static pool scan of both limbs to show the anatomy of the veins seen in the dynamic scan and third, a later static scan showing 99mTc-fibrinogen associated with thrombus. In occlusion, absence of flow in the dynamic scan corresponds to the presence of isotope in thrombus in the second static scan. The test uses a low-volume, low-radioactivity injection and may be repeated many times.

U2 - 10.1007/BF00253751

DO - 10.1007/BF00253751

M3 - Article

C2 - 6884376

SN - 0340-6997

VL - 8

SP - 281

EP - 283

JO - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

JF - European Journal of Nuclear Medicine

IS - 7

M1 - N/A

ER -