title: Anatomic and position-induced increased radiopharmaceutical uptake in the cervical spine on bone imaging.
abstract: The finding of increased radiopharmaceutical (RP) in the cervical spine was noted in a patient when placed in the full forward flexion position. When imaged in the neutral position, this finding was not noted. A series of 10 consecutive patients demonstrated this finding. The positioning of the cervical spine erroneously manifested increased RP uptake, which may mimic disease and should be taken into account when positioning the cervical spine for routine imaging.
authors.affiliation: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, E.L. Saenger Radioisotope Laboratory, Ohio 45267-0577.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Ulloa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate