title: Use of Marrow Scintigraphy to Confirm Compensatory Marrow Rather than Active Myeloma.
abstract: We present the case of a 40-year-old male with multiple myeloma for whom bone marrow scintigraphy was utilized to help differentiate between active bony myelomatous disease versus treated lesions with compensatory marrow uptake. This case demonstrates technetium (Tc-99m) sulfur colloid imaging as an inexpensive technique to quickly distinguish between active focal bone disease and reactive marrow.
authors.affiliation: Global Advanced Imaging, PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Twyla B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Bartel
authors.affiliation: Global Advanced Imaging, PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Tracy L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Yarbrough
authors.affiliation: Central Arkansas Radiation Therapy Institute, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.
authors.forename: Lorraine E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: De Blanche
keywords: Fluorodeoxyglucose; marrow scintigraphy; multiple myeloma; plasmacytoma