Scintigraphic findings in a Brodie's abscess.
A 9-year-old girl had a 6-month history of left hip pain. Radiographs of the left hip showed a metaphyseal osteolytic lesion with sclerotic borders in the femoral neck. Tc-99m MDP bone imaging and a Ga-67 scan showed focal areas of increased activity in the left femoral neck. These areas of increased uptake corresponded to a lytic area on x-rays, which was due to a Brodie's abscess. The combination of Tc-99m MDP bone and Ga-67 imaging has been widely used in the confirmation of bone infection, increasing the accuracy in the diagnosis of osteomyelitis. However, nuclear scintigraphy has not been previously reported in the confirmation of a Brodie's abscess.
Silva
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Department of Radiological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico, USA.
Laguna
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Acevedo
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Ruíz
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Orduña
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D000038:Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate