[Preliminary report on the usefulness of 123I-IMP scintigraphy in distant metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma: except for bone and lung metastases]

F Kodama; Y Suto; T Iwamiya; N Tanigawa; Y Ohta

[Preliminary report on the usefulness of 123I-IMP scintigraphy in distant metastases from hepatocellular carcinoma: except for bone and lung metastases]

Nihon Igaku Hoshasen Gakkai Zasshi. 1994 Sep 25;54(10):1044-6.

[Article in Japanese]

Authors

F Kodama¹, Y Suto, T Iwamiya, N Tanigawa, Y Ohta

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Tottori University, School of Medicine.

PMID: 7971183

Abstract

N-isopropyl-p-[123I] Iodoamphetamine (IMP) scintigraphy was performed in 10 lesions of metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma. Five of 10 lesions (50%) were detected with planar images, which was superior to the 2 of 8 lesions (25%) detected with 67Ga-citrate (Ga) scintigraphy. The positive ratio was increased to 83% (5/6) with SPECT. Thus our findings suggested that IMP could compensate for Ga scintigraphy in detecting distant metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma.

MeSH terms

Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / secondary
Adult
Aged
Amphetamines*
Brain Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Brain Neoplasms / secondary
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnostic imaging*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / secondary*
Humans
Iodine Radioisotopes*
Iofetamine
Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary
Middle Aged
Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Peritoneal Neoplasms / secondary
Radionuclide Imaging

Substances

Amphetamines
Iodine Radioisotopes
Iofetamine