Chilaiditi's Syndrome: Incidental Findings on Ga-67 Scintigraphy

Chilaiditi's Syndrome is a condition in which the digestive tract interposes between the diaphragm and the liver. A routine Ga-67 scintigraphy in the evaluation of a patient with AIDS who had a fever and lymphadenopathy showed linear increased activity along the superior margin of the liver, wh...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1997-08, Vol.22 (8), p.575-576
Main Authors: CHANDRAMOULY, BELUR, SHAH, RAKESH, NARDI, PETER
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome - diagnostic imaging
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Colon - abnormalities
Colon - diagnostic imaging
Digestion. Liver. Biliary tract. Spleen. Pancreas
Gallium Radioisotopes
Humans
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Liver - abnormalities
Liver - diagnostic imaging
Lymphadenitis - diagnostic imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Radiopharmaceuticals
Syndrome
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Summary:Chilaiditi's Syndrome is a condition in which the digestive tract interposes between the diaphragm and the liver. A routine Ga-67 scintigraphy in the evaluation of a patient with AIDS who had a fever and lymphadenopathy showed linear increased activity along the superior margin of the liver, which was caused by interposition of colon as seen on the chest radiography.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199708000-00023