Extraosseous accumulation of bone scan tracer (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate in a phlebolith

Uptake in non-osseous, non-urologic tissues is occasionally found in the performance of bone scintigraphy. These uptakes reflect an atypical interaction between the radiopharmaceutical and the patient. Knowledge of the rare extraskeletal uptakes and their clinical relevance helps in better interpret...

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Autores principales: Kulkarni, Mukta, Agrawal, Archi, Zade, Anand, Purandare, Nilendu, Shah, Sneha, Rangarajan, Venkatesh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599599
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0972-3919.108857
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Sumario:Uptake in non-osseous, non-urologic tissues is occasionally found in the performance of bone scintigraphy. These uptakes reflect an atypical interaction between the radiopharmaceutical and the patient. Knowledge of the rare extraskeletal uptakes and their clinical relevance helps in better interpretation of bone scans. We report an unusual occurrence of extraosseous accumulation of (99m)Tc-methylene diphosphonate in a phlebolith in bone scan, confirmed with the aid of photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography.

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