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Multi-modal Pulmonary Imaging: Using Complementary Information from CT and Hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI to Evaluate Lung Structure-Function
Published on: April 12, 2024
Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography iodine-131 uptake of bronchiectasis masquerading as
Takman Mack1, Jessica Miller1, Eugene Silverman1
1Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA USA.
Abstract:
We report a 37-year-old female who underwent radioiodine treatment, with subsequent scintigraphy findings suggestive of pulmonary metastatic disease. The abnormal uptake on single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography correlated with a focal area of the right middle lobe bronchiectasis.
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