ABSTRACT
Whole-body blood pool scintigraphy (WBBPS) is a nuclear medicine technique based on radionuclide red cell labelling in order to visualize peripheral vascularization. The method enables visualization of areas or extra-truncular venous malformations (VMs) or truncular venous defects, such as aplasia, hypoplasia, or venous aneurysms. The technique is also effective to differentiate VMs from lymphatic malformations: in the second, there is no abnormal blood flow in the affected area. WBBPS can also be used to control the extension of venous occlusion after sclerotherapy. The main defect of the method is the low resolution of the images.
