title: Demonstration of increased bone metabolism in melorheostosis by multiphase bone scanning.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, New England Medical Center, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts 02111.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mahoney
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Achong
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate