Osseous and Nonosseous Bone Scan Findings in Liver Transplant Candidates with end-stage Chronic Liver Disease.

Objective: End-stage chronic liver disease (CLD) adversely affects the function of multiple organ systems including the skeletal system. The aim of this study was to assess osseous and nonosseous bone scintigraphy (BS) findings in liver transplant (LT) candidates with end-stage CLD.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated BS findings in 50 consecutive patients with end-stage CLD who were undergoing preoperative assessment for LT from January 2006 to December 2011.

The biodistribution of radioiodine on posttherapy iodine-131 scans in thyroid cancer patients with chronic renal failure.

Objectives: Owing to ineffective iodine removal, radioiodine dose reduction was recommended in thyroid cancer patients with chronic renal failure. In this study, the radioiodine biodistribution pattern on posttherapy scans in patients with normal renal function and those with chronic renal failure is outlined.

Methods: This study included 10 thyroid cancer patients with chronic renal failure (five females, five males; mean age: 43+/-12.