Increased F-18 FDG accumulation in an acute fracture.
Markedly increased FDG uptake was noted in a 2-week-old fracture of the clavicle and scapula in a 24-year-old man. This finding emphasizes the need to consider benign etiologies such as trauma for focally increased FDG accumulation in bone.
Meyer
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Department of Radiology, University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville 37920.
Gast
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Raja
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Hubner
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries*; D003847:Deoxyglucose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed
D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D003847:Deoxyglucose