Tl-201 uptake in bone and soft tissue involvement of sarcoidosis.
The authors describe a 38-year-old man who was referred to the nuclear medicine department because of pain and swelling of his fingers in both hands. Tc-99m MDP and Tl-201 scans were performed to evaluate the lesions. A Tc-99m MDP bone scan showed hyperemia and increased uptake in the lesions. A Tl-201 scan showed marked uptake in both early and delayed images in the lesions of his fingers. Bone biopsy and histologic examination confirmed sarcoidosis. This case indicates that Tl-201 uptake can be seen in bone lesions resulting from sarcoidosis.
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
Mavi
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Ozkal
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Itil
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Havitcioglu
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Ozaksoy
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Yilmaz
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Kaya
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D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003240:Connective Tissue Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006225:Hand / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes / Q000493:pharmacokinetics*
D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate