[Intracranial accumulation of 99mTc-phosphorous compound on bone scintigraphy].
Bone scintigrams of 99mTc-phosphorous compound in 4,579 cases were reviewed concerning the intracranial accumulation. Intracranial accumulations were demonstrated in 8 cases (0.17%). The lesions with intracranial accumulation were two cases of primary brain tumor (1 meningioma and 1 astrocytoma), five cases of metastatic brain tumor (1 rectal cancer, 1 gastric cancer, 1 uterine cervical cancer and 2 lung cancers) and one case of cerebral infarction. Calcification was detected in one of eight cases on CT scans. It is important to pay attention to the intracranial accumulation on routine bone scintigram because brain tumor or infarction may be detected.
Wakisaka
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Department of Radiology, Medical College of Oita.
Miyake
H
H
Hori
Y
Y
Takeoka
H
H
Ueno
S
S
Ueda
S
S
Matsumoto
S
S
Monzen
Y
Y
Funakoshi
T
T
D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives
C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate