Scintigraphy in Traumatic Lesions of Liver and Spleen

Abstract

Simultaneous splenic and hepatic scintigrams were performed with technetium Tc 99m colloid on 19 patients who had sustained abdominal trauma. Five cases of splenic hematoma were diagnosed; all were confirmed and successfully treated. Three cases of liver hematoma were diagnosed; two were confirmed, and all were successfully managed. There is no evidence that the procedure failed to detect clinically significant lesions of the liver or the spleen.