Fracture of the laryngeal cartilage. An incidental finding on bone scintigraphy.
A patient complaining of headaches and bone pain at multiple sites had Tc-99m MDP scintigraphy performed for possible bone trauma after a motor vehicle accident. Bone imaging revealed a small focal increase in tracer uptake in the area of the laryngeal cartilage. There was some reluctance to place a label on this abnormality because the findings were so unusual. The initial diagnosis was a probable fracture of the laryngeal cartilage. Computed tomography of the neck also demonstrated a fracture but correctly localized it to the thyroid cartilage.
Steuart
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Department of Radiology, University Hospital Shaughnessy Site, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Morrison
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D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050724:Fractures, Cartilage; D006801:Humans; D007817:Laryngeal Cartilages / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate