A finding of myocardial uptake at a bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m HDP.
We present a patient admitted to our Department for a Tc-99m HDP three-phase bone scintigraphy to evaluate a hip prosthesis. Delayed images showed diffuse myocardial uptake at whole body scan. In such cases, several diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
Travascio
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Department of Clinical Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. laura.travascio@libero.it
Ciancamerla
M
M
Colandrea
M
M
Di Nicola
A D
AD
Giacomobono
S
S
Ugolini
F
F
Montesano
T
T
Ronga
G
G
D000368:Aged; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; C024226:technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate; D017886:Durapatite; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate