Ryusaku Yamada

Parathyroid hormone and bone mineral content in male and female patients receiving hemodialysis

Relative bone mineral content in the lumbar spine was measured by phantom B-MAs with the apparatus of computerized tomography in order to study the relationships between bone mineral content with age and parathyroid hormone in sera of randomized out- and in-patients and the hemodialysis patients. There exists a significant difference between male and female in the loss of bone mineral content of three groups.

[A study of hepato-biliary and alimentary scintigrams using a triple tracer method].

In order to evaluate the gastric emptying and postprandial mixing of bile with food, the scintigraphies of hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal tracts by using three different kinds of radioisotopes were performed simultaneously (99mTc-E.HIDA for hepatobiliary scintigraphy, 111In-DTPA containing orange juice and 131I-albumin containing scrambled egg for gastrointestinal scintigraphy). This method was available for observation of gastric emptying of liquid and solid foods and also examination of the mixing effect of bile and food quantitatively.

A study on intestinal 47Ca absorption test by employing scintillation camera.

In order to evaluate the clinical application of the calcium absorption test from the intestine, the intestinal 47Ca absorption test by using a scintillation camera was carried out in our laboratory. The results in the intestinal 47Ca absorption test using a scintillation camera showed a good correlation to the results which were estimated by using an arm counter previously reported by us. The rate of intestinal 47Ca absorption in 8 healthy volunteers (5 male, 3 female, average age: 37.6 +/- 9.5 years) was 52.0 +/- 3.8%, 74.3% in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism 30.4% and 32.7% in two patients with idiopathic hypoparathyroidism respectively. This method is more easily handled and can be performed for only 4 days in institutes that are set up with scintillation camera without any special preparations, and it is recommended to be of clinical usefulness for the diagnosis of calcium metabolic disorders.