Pyometra as a lower abdominal doughnut sign on a Ga-67 scan

Pan‐Fu Kao, P F Kao, Kai‐Yuan Tzen, K Y Tzen, M F Tsai, Ming‐Fong Tsai, Fang‐Ping Chen, F. P. Chen
Clinical nuclear medicine · 2000 · vol. 25(6) , pp. 485–486 · doi:10.1097/00003072-200006000-00025 · PMID:10836707 · W2314930715
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A Ga-67 scan identified a doughnut-shaped accumulation in the lower abdomen, later confirmed during surgery to be pyometra.

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A 77-year-old woman was referred for Ga-67 scan to evaluate intermittent fever and chills that had lasted more than 20 days. The Ga-67 whole-body scan revealed a doughnut-shaped Ga-67 accumulation in the lower abdominal region. Combined Ga-67 and Tc-99m MDP bone scan confirmed that this activity was in the uterus, because the shape of the urinary bladder on bone scan was different from that of the Ga-67-avid lesion. Pyometra was proved during operation, and pus culture was performed.

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Abdomen Gallium Radioisotopes Radiopharmaceuticals Uterine Diseases Abdomen Aged Bone and Bones Bone and Bones Female Humans Radionuclide Imaging Suppuration Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Urinary Bladder Urinary Bladder Uterine Diseases

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