title: Incidental vertebral lesions identified during technetium-99m sulfur colloid liver-spleen imaging.
abstract: Three vertebral lesions, two compression fractures, and one metastasis in two patients, were incidentally demonstrated during Tc-99m sulfur colloid liver-spleen studies. Although the scintigraphic photon-deficient area could not be differentiated due to the metastasis and the compression fracture, the abnormal radiocolloid findings of vertebrae may lead to further studies using Tc-99m diphosphonate, Ga-67, radiographic studies, and/or biopsy.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013124:Spinal Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
chemical_list: D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid