99mTc-methylene diphosphonate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography improves the diagnostic accuracy of osteoid osteoma.
We present a case of a 17-year-old football player who had previously received multiple facet joint injections for presumed secondary osteoarthritis.99mTc-methylene diphosphonate single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography imaging of the cervical spine demonstrated focal increased radiopharmaceutical activity in the right C2 lamina, which was associated with an osteolytic lesion with a central irregular sclerotic nidus. Surgical pathology confirmed an osteoid osteoma.
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Samuel Brian
SB
Squier
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Jacob Ian
JI
Lewis
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Joseph Matthew
JM
Accurso
Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Manoj Kumar
MK
Jain
Accuracy; computed tomography; osteoid; osteoma; single-photon emission computed tomography