Visualization of soft tissue by technetium-99m MDP in polymyositis. Case reports.
Two patients with polymyositis showed abnormal muscular uptake of Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) during routine bone imaging. Imaging with Tc-99m MDP is a useful tool in monitoring the activity of the diseased muscle.
Otsuka
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Department of Radiology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Fukunaga
M
M
Ono
S
S
Nagai
K
K
Morita
K
K
Tomomitsu
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T
Yanagimoto
S
S
Morimoto
K
K
Terao
A
A
Morita
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism; D009220:Myositis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000493:pharmacokinetics
D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate