title: Incidental detection of adult polycystic kidney disease on routine bone scan.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Axelrod
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Maayan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate