Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Uterine Doughnut by Intrauterine Device-induced Photon Attenuation on Three-Phase Bone Scintigraphy : Artifact

삼상 골신티그래피상 자궁내장치의 광자감쇠현상에 의해 생긴 Uterine Doughnut: 인공물

  • Sohn, Myung-Hee (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute for Medical Sciences, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Jeong, Hwan-Jeong (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute for Medical Sciences, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lim, Seok-Tae (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute for Medical Sciences, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 손명희 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 의과학연구소, 임상의학연구소) ;
  • 정환정 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 의과학연구소, 임상의학연구소) ;
  • 임석태 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 의과학연구소, 임상의학연구소)
  • Published : 2007.02.28
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Abstract

A 44-year-old female underwent three-phase bone scintigraphy for an evaluation of right hip joint pain. The blood-flow and blood-pool images show a pelvic blush with a photopenic center (doughnut) prior to bladder filling. On the three hour delayed image, the pelvic uptake disappeared. The scintigraphic findings indicated the possibility of an early pregnancy. However, plain radiography demonstrated an intrauterine device. A uterine doughnut developed as a result of photon attenuation of intrauterine device.

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