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Adult polycystic disease of kidneys: A potential cause of false-positive67Ga images

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A 56-year-old man with adult polycystic disease of the kidneys complicated by renal failure, hypertension, and bacteremia underwent bilateral nephrectomy because the enlarged kidneys compromised his gastrointestinal function and respiratory capacity. A scan using99mTc-methylene diphosphonate demonstrated nonfunctioning kidneys, bilaterally. An unusual radioactivity pattern in the bowel in67Ga scintigraphy was due to extreme renal enlargement and should be kept in mind to avoid misinterpretation.

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  1. University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Wei-Jen Shih, Peggy A. Domstad & Frank H. DeLand

  2. Veterans Administration Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Wei-Jen Shih, Peggy A. Domstad & Frank H. DeLand

  3. Radiology Service, VA Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Marguerite Purcell

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Shih, WJ., Purcell, M., Domstad, P.A. et al. Adult polycystic disease of kidneys: A potential cause of false-positive67Ga images. Eur J Nucl Med 9, 286–288 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00803253

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