False-Positive Radionuclide Venography Caused by Distended Urinary Bladder

A 60-year-old man with a history of prostatic carcinoma presented with left lower extremity swelling. A massively distended urinary bladder produced a false-positive radionuclide venogram.

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 1990-01, Vol.15 (1), p.16-18
Main Authors: LaROY, L, ALI, A, DONG, P, PARK, C, FORDHAM, E W, McKENNA, R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Constriction, Pathologic - diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Differential
False Positive Reactions
Humans
Iliac Vein - diagnostic imaging
Iliac Vein - pathology
Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects)
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Phlebography
Radionuclide Imaging
Radionuclide investigations
Thrombosis - diagnostic imaging
Ultrasonography
Urinary Bladder - pathology
Urinary Bladder Diseases - pathology
Urinary system
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Summary:A 60-year-old man with a history of prostatic carcinoma presented with left lower extremity swelling. A massively distended urinary bladder produced a false-positive radionuclide venogram.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/00003072-199001000-00005