Early appearance of the inferior vena cava in a Tc-99m red blood cell first-pass study a sign of superior vena cava obstruction

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 679-681

  Shih, W J ^a   Bognar, B ^a  

^a LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collateral circulation; Inferior vena cava obstruction; Radionuclide first pass study; Small cell carcinoma of the lung; Superior vena cava obstruction

Indexed keywords

TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABDOMINAL AORTA ANEURYSM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; ERYTHROCYTE; FIRST PASS EFFECT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; MALE; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; ERYTHROCYTES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; SUPERIOR VENA CAVA SYNDROME; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR;

EID: 0033847649     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200009000-00005     Document Type: Article

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