title: 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT for assessment of condylar hyperplasia.
abstract: We report a case of condylar hyperplasia diagnosed with 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT. A 21-year-old woman with facial asymmetry was referred for assessment of condylar growth activity. SPECT/CT confirmed condylar hyperactivity, and simultaneous low-dose CT contributed to the diagnosis of hemimandibular hyperplasia. SPECT/CT may become a valuable tool for the diagnosis and comprehensive assessment of condylar hyperplasia, providing both functional and morphological information.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. tderlin@uke.uni-hamburg.de
authors.forename: Thorsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Derlin
authors.forename: Jasmin D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: Christian R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Habermann
mesh_terms: D005146:Facial Asymmetry / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate