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Postprandial blush in multiphase bone scanning.

G A Mandell1, H T Harcke, C Sharkey

  • 1Department of Medical Imaging, Alfred I. duPont Institute, Wilmington, Delaware 19899.

Journal of Nuclear Medicine : Official Publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
|October 1, 1987
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Transient soft-tissue activity on bone scans indicates normal small intestine hyperemia after eating. This physiologic bowel uptake is crucial for distinguishing normal findings from potential pathology in abdominal imaging.

Area of Science:

  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Gastroenterology

Background:

  • Multiphase bone scans can reveal soft-tissue activity in the abdomen.
  • Interpreting abdominal activity requires differentiating physiologic from pathologic processes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify the cause of transient soft-tissue activity in the abdomen during early bone scan phases.
  • To establish criteria for recognizing postprandial small intestine hyperemia.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of multiphase bone scans in 33 patients.
  • Correlation of abdominal activity with food intake timing before scanning.

Main Results:

  • All 33 patients who ate within 3.5 hours showed bowel uptake.

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  • Only 25% of fasting patients exhibited bowel activity.
  • Activity was typically located in the left flank and lower mid-abdomen.

    • Conclusions:

    • Abdominal bowel uptake on bone scans represents physiologic postprandial hyperemia of the small intestine.
    • Timing of food intake is key to interpreting bowel activity.
    • Location and presence in fasting individuals can suggest pathology.