RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The LeVeen Shunt—A Technique for Testing Shunt Patency
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 202
OP 204
VO 6
IS 4
A1 Bonnie J. Baggenstoss
A1 Allen L. Omdahl
A1 Manuel L. Brown
A1 Heinz W. Wahner
YR 1978
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/6/4/202.abstract
AB A modification of the test procedure for evaluation of the peritoneo-venous shunt is described. When Tc-99m sulfur colloid is introduced by intraperitoneal injection, scintiphotos of a patent shunt can usually be obtained immediately after injection. If the shunt is not visualized immediately, a liver scan must be obtained to distinguish ascitic fluid from functioning liver tissue. Cases in which this technique has been used show it to be a reliable method for assessing peritoneo-venous shunt patency.