title: Hybrid Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography Imaging Features of Tumoral Calcinosis in Technetium-99m Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy.
abstract: Tumoral calcinosis (TC) is an uncommon ectopic calcification syndrome. TC is a benign condition characterized by the presence of large calcific soft tissue deposits occurring predominantly in a periarticular location. It generally occurs as a complication of renal dialysis or trauma, and is rarely seen in familial and sporadic cases. Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive method for diagnosing TC. We report a case of year old female with. She underwent bone scintigraphy to see the sites of involvement, which showed intense foci of tracer activity in soft tissue in bilateral thigh and gluteal region. Hybrid single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography of the pelvis and thigh localized tracer uptake to the calcification in the gluteal and thigh region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Koramadai Karuppusamy
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Kamaleshwaran
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, SKS Hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Premkumar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Asokumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malaikkal
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Vyshakh
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mohanan
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, PET/CT and Radionuclide Therapy, Kovai Medical Centre and Hospital Limited, Coimbatore, India.
authors.forename: Ajit Sugunan
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Shinto
keywords: Single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography; technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate; thigh and gluteal region; tumoral calcinosis