title: Nuclear medicine imaging of systemic mastocytosis.
abstract: A 66-yr-old male with systemic mastocytosis is presented along with classic imaging findings of dense bone on radiographs, intense uptake on bone scan and marrow expansion on bone marrow scan. Dual photon absorptiometry (DPA) measurements of the skeleton revealed a very high bone mineral measurement of 1.678 grams per square centimeter (lumbar vertebrae 2 through 4). It is suggested that DPA may be useful to follow the development of mast cell disease in the bones.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Service, New Mexico Federal Regional Medical Center, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Arrington
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hartshorne
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vela
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Dorin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D015519:Bone Density; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008415:Mastocytosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014582:Urticaria Pigmentosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate