SPECT LIVER SPLEEN SCAN

DATE: 12/21/2005

PROCEDURE:  Following IV administration of 99mTc sulfur colloid, cross-sectional Tomographic images of the liver and spleen were obtained in coronal, transverse, and sagittal planes.  In addition, multiple planar images were obtained.

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL DOSE: [6] mCi

CORRELATIVE STUDIES: None.

COMPARISON: None. 

CLINICAL HISTORY: The patient is a […]-year-old [fe]male with a history of […], referred for evaluation of hepatosplenomegaly, colloid shift and possible sequestration.

FINDINGS:  

Relatively homogenous tracer activity is seen throughout both lobes of liver and in the spleen. Splenic size is markedly enlarged. Colloid shift with increased uptake in bone marrow is detected secondary liver disease. 

Organ	Patient's (ml)	Normal Adult Range (ml)
Liver	[…]		1300-1900 male, 1000-1600 female
Spleen	[…]		50-250 male or female

CONCLUSIONS:

1. Mild hepatomegaly and severe splenomegaly are detected.

2. Colloid shift with increased tracer uptake in bone marrow is noted secondary to liver disease.  

Thank you for referring this patient to the UCLA Nuclear Medicine Clinic.

I, […], M.D., Ph.D., have reviewed this Nuclear Medicine study personally, and am in full agreement with the findings of the report presented here.