title: A clearly observable cold fracture line of an early occult hip fracture on bone scintigraphy.
abstract: Although a true fracture is commonly associated with increased radionuclide uptake on bone scintigraphy, it is also possible for an area with no increased uptake (a cold line) to indicate fracture, as demonstrated in this case study. Detection of an occult acute hip fracture through recognition of a cold fracture line is important because of the associated therapeutic, economic, and medicolegal implications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana zyang@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: Zhiyun
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Tameron
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Alberto A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Simoncini
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005596:Fractures, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006620:Hip Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D051598:Whole Body Imaging
keywords: SPECT; bone scintigraphy; cold line; joint/muscle; occult fracture; subcapital neck fracture