title: Myocardial and vascular uptake of a bone tracer associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism.
abstract: A patient on chronic hemodialysis, with secondary hyperparathyroidism was referred for a radionuclide bone-imaging study. Deposition of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) was apparent in the myocardium and abdominal blood vessels, as well as in the skeleton by four-color processed scintigraphy. Plain radiographs of the chest and abdomen demonstrated no calcification in the myocardium or abdominal blood vessels. Several possible mechanism for this uptake are discussed briefly.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate