RADIOISOTOPES
Online ISSN : 1884-4111
Print ISSN : 0033-8303
ISSN-L : 0033-8303
Abnormal Hepatobiliary Clearance of 99mTc-N- (2, 6-Diethylphenylcarbamoylmethyl) iminodiacetic Acid in the Altered State of Thyroid
—by an Analysis of Deconvolution Method—
Munehiko TANNOHideo YAMADANorimitsu KURIHARAYoshinori KYOMASUMasafumi NAKAYAMA[in Japanese]Yasuoki MASHIMAKazuo CHIBARhyutaroh TAKAHASHITadahiro SATOH
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1990 Volume 39 Issue 1 Pages 9-15

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Hepatobiliary clearance of 99mTc-EHIDA was investigated in cases with altered thyroid function by deconvolution method. The results indicated that mean hepatic transit time of all control subjects revealed less than 10 minutes. On the other hand, mean hepatic transit time of cases with altered thyroid function revealed prolonged more than 13 minutes. Cases especially showing an elevated serum concentration of TSH compared with normal range (4.6 μU/ml) had a tendency of a high incidence of markedly prolonged mean hepatic transit time. These results suggest that thyroid hormone may inf uence on the hepatic metabolism of hepatobiliary radiopharmaceuticals. This phenomenon also could partly explain the cause of liver dysfunction seen in subjects with altered states.

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