Reduced perfusion and uptake of Tc-99m HDP in the iliac bone. A rare presentation of pelvic osteomyelitis.
The authors present a case report of a young patient with two osteomyelitic foci. Bone scintigraphy showed a rare combination of a cold and a hot spot. Possible problems in the interpretation of the scintigram in patients with pelvic osteomyelitis are discussed.
Pijpers
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Ekkelkamp
S
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Roos
J C
JC
Teule
G J
GJ
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D013997:Time Factors
C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate