title: Prominent Tc-99m MIBI skeletal uptake in renal osteodystrophy: a possible role for whole-body scanning.
abstract: Renal osteodystrophy is a process whereby renal failure causes profound bone disease. Effects on bone include osteosclerosis, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, pathologic fractures, aseptic necrosis of the hips, and bone pain. The authors present a case of renal osteodystrophy with intense Tc-99m 2-methoxy isobutyl isonitrile (MIBI) radiotracer uptake in the mandible and propose that Tc-99m MIBI may have a potential role in diagnosing renal osteodystrophy.
authors.affiliation: New England Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02111, USA. Aelgazzar@lifespan.com
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Reczek
authors.forename: Abdelhamid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Elgazzar
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi