A doubtful image of Le Veen shunt patency

摘要: A 50-year-old woman with a history of ascites had Leveen shunt patency evaluation. After intraperitoneal administration 111 MBq Tc-99m Human serum albumin macroaggregates, anterior static images both upper abdomen and chest 10, 20, 60 minutes postinjection were acquired. The image at 20 showed lung-like pattern. To remove any doubt, 37 sodium pertechnetate was injected into right arm vein to obtain cardiac blood pool