Combined 99mTc MDP bone SPECT and 99mTc sestamibi muscle SPECT for assessment of bone regrowth and free muscle flap viability in an electrical burn of scalp.
A case of deep high energy electrical burn of the skull is presented. For assessment of bone regrowth and muscle flap viability after application of latissimus dorsi free flap, combined 99mTc MDP bone SPECT and 99mTc sestamibi muscle SPECT scintigraphy were used. Whereas 99mTc MDP bone SPECT showed absent uptake at the beginning, there was good uptake 3 months after flap application. 99mTc sestamibi SPECT revealed good uptake indicating normal perfusion of flap muscle tissue.
Sarikaya
Ali
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Department of Nuclear Medicine, Trakya University Medical Faculty, Edirne 22030, Turkey. alisair_2000@yahoo.com
Aygit
A Cemal
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D000328:Adult; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012535:Scalp / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate