99mTc PERTECHNETATE MECKEL'S DIVERTICULUM SCAN

DATE: 10/4/2005

PROCEDURE:  Following IV administration of 99mTc (pertechnetate),  anterior projection images were obtained over one hour with a dynamic acquisition:  1 min/frame x 60 frames.

RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL DOSE: [10] mCi

CLINICAL HISTORY:  The patient is a [...]-year-old [fe]male with history of [...], referred to evaluate for possible Meckel's diverticulum.

FINDINGS: There is normal tracer accumulation in the stomach and bladder. There is no evidence of any additional focus of tracer activity to suggest Meckel's diverticulum.

CONCLUSIONS: No evidence for Meckel's diverticulum.

Thank you for referring this patient to the UCLA Nuclear Medicine Clinic.

I, [...], M.D., Ph.D., have reviewed this Nuclear Medicine study personally, and am in full agreement with the findings of the report presented here.