Blood-pool scintigraphic diagnosis of fractured lumbar vertebral hemangioma.
A 57-year-old woman complained of lumbago of 1 year's duration. Radiographs showed a compression fracture of the third lumbar vertebra. CT and MR images revealed an enhancing mass confined to the vertebral body suggestive of a malignant process. A blood-pool scintigram with 99mTc-human serum albumin combined with DTPA (HSA-D) revealed marked accumulation. This strongly suggested a hemangioma, which was confirmed by biopsy.
Fujimoto
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Department of Radiology, Namazu City Hospital, 550 Harunoki-aza, Higashishiiji, Numazu, Shizuoka 410-0302, Japan.
Ueda
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Masuda
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Nosaka
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D005260:Female; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; C057162:technetium Tc 99m DTPA HSA; D016284:Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate