Evaluation of soft-tissue calcifications in dermatomyositis with 99mTc-phosphate compounds: case report.
A whole-body scan with 99mTc-pyrophosphate and 85Sr-nitrate demonstrates extension of calcinosis in one case of dermatomyositis with cutaneous, subcutaneous, and muscular calcinosis. The authors suggest the potential use of 99mTc-phosphate compounds as an auxiliary instrument in the evaluation of dermatomyositis-polymyositis syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011756:Diphosphates; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D011756:Diphosphates; D013667:Technetium