Detection of varicocele by using 99mTc-diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid human serum albumin (99mTc-DTPA human serum albumin) |
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| Authors: | N Otsuka M Fukunaga K Morita S Ono K Nagai T Furukawa S Yanagimoto T Tomomitsu H Kawahara H Tanaka |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki-shi, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | In order to detect the varicocele, scrotal scintigraphies by using 99mTc-HSA-D were performed in 14 patients with male infertile or palpable mass in left scrotum on physical examinations. Abnormal pooling of 99mTc-HSA-D, indicative of varicocele lesion, could be found in left scrotum in 9 cases, confirmed surgically or clinically. Compared with 99mTc-HSA, 99mTc-HSA-D was superior in high uptake ratio of varicocele to soft tissue and in nonvisualization of bladder. Thus, 99mTc-HSA-D scrotal scintigraphy seemed to be of a great use to detect the varicocele. |
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