Photopenia in skeletal scintigraphy of suspected bone and joint infection.
The results of skeletal scintigraphy with Tc-99m-medronate of five children, in whom bone or joint infection was suspected, are presented. They illustrate that the demonstration of areas of diminished radionuclide accumulation may be of considerable assistance in establishing a diagnosis.
D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005260:Female; D006621:Hip Joint; D006801:Humans; D006940:Hyperemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate