Demonstration of increased bone metabolism in melorheostosis by multiphase bone scanning.
The multiphase bone scan features of melorheostosis are presented. Early increased tracer delivery demonstrated by blood pool imaging supports the concept of ongoing accelerated bony metabolism as a cause of tracer uptake within the osteosclerotic lesions of melorheostosis. There is excellent correlation between the scintigraphic and radiographic distribution of these lesions.
Mahoney
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Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
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D000328:Adult; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008557:Melorheostosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010329:Patella / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013977:Tibia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate