Incidental detection of adult polycystic kidney disease on routine bone scan.
A routine bone scan performed on a 36-y old male incidentally demonstrated enlarged kidneys with multifocal areas of radionuclide concentration suggestive of polycystic kidneys. Further evaluation using ultrasonography, CT scan, and a 99mTc-GHA renal scan confirmed the initial impression. The routine evaluation of the kidneys on a bone scan is emphasized as a simple method of identifying previously unsuspected renal structural abnormalities.
Axelrod
M S
MS
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
Maayan
M L
ML
D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate