Clinical Nuclear Medicine · 1985 · 10 citations · 0 references
MedicineNuclear MedicineRadiologyBone ScintigraphyDiagnostic ImagingDiagnostic RadiologyHepatic NecrosisHepatic PathologyHepatobiliary ImagingHepatobiliary PathologyHepatocellular NecrosisLiver DiseaseAcute Hepatic NecrosisAcute Hepatocellular NecrosisAcute Liver Injury ImagingMassive Hepatic NecrosisTc-99m Methylene Diphosphonate Imaging
A case of massive hepatic necrosis has been found to have intense, diffuse accumulation of Tc-99m HMDP in the liver. A review of three similar cases revealed that diffuse intense uptake of bone-scanning agents is a grave prognostic sign.