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A False Positive I-131 MIBG Due to Dilated Renal Pelvis: A Case Report
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1988
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Renal PathologyPathologyUrogenital RadiologySurgical PathologyDilated Renal PelvisRenal PelvisChronic Kidney DiseaseNuclear MedicineRadiologyHealth SciencesUrological ResearchMedical ImagingHistopathologyAdrenal DiseaseCase ReportUrologyIncreased TracerTc-99m Dtpa ImagingMedicineNephrology
A case of false positive I-131 MIBG imaging for detection of pheochromocytoma is presented. There was an area of increased tracer uptake in the left renal region that showed steadily reducing activity over a period of three days. This raised the suspicion of a dilated renal pelvis, which was later confirmed by Tc-99m DTPA imaging. It is advisable in cases of ambiguous I-131 MIBG imaging to use Tc-99m DTPA rather than Tc-99m DMSA for localizing the kidneys and renal pelvis.