TY - JOUR T1 - Diffuse breast uptake of technetium-99m tetrofosmin during myocardial perfusion imaging in a lactating mother JF - BMJ Case Reports JO - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2020-236770 VL - 14 IS - 1 SP - e236770 AU - Muhammad Taha Khan AU - Fateh Ali Tipoo Sultan Y1 - 2021/01/01 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/1/e236770.abstract N2 - Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) is a useful modality to rule out myocardial ischaemia in patients presenting with chest pain. In nursing mothers imaging with radioisotope is usually avoided but under certain circumstances it is unavoidable. We present the case of a 45-year-old woman with chest pain, who underwent MPI for assessment of ischaemia. The scan showed anterior artefact due to diffuse breast uptake in both the breasts, as the patient was a lactating mother. The case highlights the importance of breast uptake of radioisotope in the lactating mother on MPI and the necessary steps which need to be taken if radiotracer is injected into a lactating woman. ER -