Incidental finding of varicocele detected on a blood-pool image on Tc-99m HMDP bone scintigraphy

被引:1
作者
Minoves, M
Bassa, P
Clemente, A
Rivas, A
Riera, E
Setoain, J
Costansa, JM
机构
[1] Ctr Med, CETIR, Dept Nucl Med, Barcelona 08029, Spain
[2] Ctr Med, CETIR, Dept Ultrasonog, Barcelona, Spain
关键词
blood-pool image; bone scintigraphy; varicocele;
D O I
10.1097/00003072-200011000-00031
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
Bone scintigraphy was performed in a 16-year-old male football player who had a 2-month history of left inguinal pain to identify possible osteitis pubis. The blood-pool image on bone scintigraphy revealed a focal area of increased activity in the left hemiscrotal region, extending proximally to the area of the left iliac vessels. Testicular ultrasonography confirmed the presence of a left testicular varicocele.
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页码:947 / 948
页数:2
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