I-123 iodoamphetamine scintigraphic detection of bone metastases from malignant melanoma.
Widely used for cerebral perfusion imaging, I-123 iodoamphetamine (I-123 IMP) is also known to accumulate in malignant melanomas. A case of malignant melanoma is presented, in which I-123 IMP scintigraphy was useful to visualize the bone metastases. During the period of postoperative follow-up, multiple foci of increased I-123 IMP uptake appeared in the skeleton. Conventional bone scintigraphy was less striking, showing cold defects or irregular radionuclide uptake.
Otsuka
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Sone
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Morita
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Fukunaga
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D000662:Amphetamines; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D008297:Male; D008545:Melanoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
D000662:Amphetamines; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; C041336:4-iodoamphetamine