RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Pulmonary Uptake of Technetium-99m-Labeled Sulfur Colloid Caused by Sustained-Release Niacin Therapy: Case Report
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 221
OP 223
VO 21
IS 4
A1 Haymond, D.
A1 Gordon, L.
A1 Cheng, K. T.
A1 Fraley, M. A.
YR 1993
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/21/4/221.abstract
AB In this report, we describe a potential drug interaction between niacin and the hepatic radiopharmaceutical technetium-99m-labeled sulfur colloid (99mTc-SC). A patient was admitted with a diagnosis of acute hepatitis caused by her sustained-release niacin therapy. Diffuse lung accumulation of 99mTc-SC was seen on her liver/spleen images. This is the first report of pulmonary localization of 99mTc-SC, which is believed to be induced by the sustained-release niacin therapy for hyperlipidemia.