title: Hepatic uptake of a bone scan agent (99mTc-MDP) in a patient with amyloidosis associated with plasma cell dyscrasia.
abstract: This case report describes diffuse hepatic uptake of a diphosphonate bone scan agent (Technetium-99m-MDP) in a patient with amyloidosis associated with a plasma cell dyscrasia. Amyloid infiltration is one of the more rare, but well recognized, causes of hepatic uptake of bone scan tracer. Other causes are also discussed in this case report.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Australia.
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Lew
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Wycherley
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010265:Paraproteinemias / Q000150:complications*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate