title: Intense myocardial uptake of 99mTc-diphosphonate in a uremic patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism and pericarditis: case report.
abstract: A patient on chronic hemodialysis, with secondary hyperparathyroidism and uremic pericarditis, showed marked myocardial uptake of 99mTc-diphosphonate. Several possible mechanisms for the myocardial uptake are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000150:complications*; D013667:Technetium; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium