title: Tl-201 uptake in bone and soft tissue involvement of sarcoidosis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, Medical School, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Degirmenci
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mavi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozkal
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Itil
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Havitcioglu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozaksoy
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Kaya
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D013794:Thallium Radioisotopes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate