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Inadvertent Arterial Injection of 123I-MIBG Does Not Necessarily Cause Any Symptoms.

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An 123I-MIBG scan was obtained to evaluate a right adrenal mass in a 10-year-old boy, which showed no elevated activity in the lesion. However, diffuse increased activity was noted in… Click to show full abstract

An 123I-MIBG scan was obtained to evaluate a right adrenal mass in a 10-year-old boy, which showed no elevated activity in the lesion. However, diffuse increased activity was noted in the right forearm with typical manifestation of an "arterial injection." Different from a prior case report, no symptoms or signs related to arterial injection were observed in our patient.

Keywords: mibg necessarily; arterial injection; 123i mibg; injection 123i; inadvertent arterial; injection

Journal Title: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Year Published: 2017

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