Thoracic Cage Uptake in Bone Scintigraphy Secondary to Lung Abscess With Extrapleural Invasion

Bone scintigraphy has been shown to be a sensitive diagnostic tool for the early detection of skeleton pathology. The uptake of a bone-seeking agent depends on blood flow to the area and bone remodeling activity. Although this modality mainly aids in diagnosing bone disease, pathology in other tissu...

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Published in:Clinical nuclear medicine 2006-02, Vol.31 (2), p.79-81
Main Authors: Cohenpour, Mehrzad, Dotan, Eynat, Kopel, Laurian, Horne, Tifha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Bone Diseases - etiology
Bone Diseases - metabolism
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin - diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin - etiology
Fever of Unknown Origin - metabolism
Humans
Lung Abscess - complications
Lung Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Lung Abscess - metabolism
Pleural Effusion - complications
Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging
Pleural Effusion - metabolism
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics
Ribs - diagnostic imaging
Ribs - metabolism
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate - pharmacokinetics
Thorax - diagnostic imaging
Thorax - metabolism
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Summary:Bone scintigraphy has been shown to be a sensitive diagnostic tool for the early detection of skeleton pathology. The uptake of a bone-seeking agent depends on blood flow to the area and bone remodeling activity. Although this modality mainly aids in diagnosing bone disease, pathology in other tissues can also be demonstrated either as independent findings or as a result of their influence on adjacent bones. Further investigation by appropriate modalities can ensue. In the case presented here, mildly increased uptake in the ribs on bone scintigraphy led to the diagnosis of lung abscess by subsequent computed chest tomography.
ISSN:0363-9762
1536-0229
DOI:10.1097/01.rlu.0000196410.47425.98