Synovial visualization during Tc-99m MDP bone scanning in septic arthritis of the knee.
During Tc-99m medronate (MDP) bone scintigraphy, visualization of the synovium during blood flow and blood pool phases was present in a patient with septic arthritis of the left knee. Inflammation with hyperemia of the synovium was the cause for radionuclide localization, which was enhanced by the large photon-deficient effusion distending the suprapatellar bursa. The synovium was not seen on delayed images after redistribution of the radionuclide from blood pool to bone phase.
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D007717:Knee / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013583:Synovial Membrane / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate