Combined Liver-Spleen-Kidney Scintigraphy and Subsequent Subtraction of the Kidney Scintiphotograph in the Evaluation of Displaced Kidney

Abstract

The displacement of kidney was studied by using the combined liver-spleen-kidney scintigraphy and the subsequent subtraction of the kidney seintiphoto-graph to leave the liver-spleen scintiphotograph alone. A suprarenal mass was shown as cold spot between the liver and right kidney on the combined study. When the liver scintiphotograph and kidney scintiphotograph were over-lapped and the differential diagnosis was difficult, the subsequent subtraction of the kidney scintiphotograph was useful in the - diagnosis of the enlarged liver.