A finding of myocardial uptake at a bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m HDP

L Travascio; M Ciancamerla; M Colandrea; A D Di Nicola; S Giacomobono; F Ugolini; T Montesano; G Ronga

A finding of myocardial uptake at a bone scintigraphy with Tc-99m HDP

Clin Ter. 2008 Nov-Dec;159(6):419-20.

Authors

L Travascio¹, M Ciancamerla, M Colandrea, A D Di Nicola, S Giacomobono, F Ugolini, T Montesano, G Ronga

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Sciences, Policlinico Umberto I, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19169601

Abstract

We present a patient admitted to our Department for a Tc-99m HDP three-phase bone scintigraphy to evaluate a hip prosthesis. Delayed images showed diffuse myocardial uptake at whole body scan. In such cases, several diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Calcinosis / diagnostic imaging
Coronary Artery Disease / complications
Coronary Artery Disease / diagnostic imaging*
Durapatite / chemistry
Heart / diagnostic imaging*
Hip Prosthesis
Humans
Hypothyroidism / complications
Hypothyroidism / drug therapy
Incidental Findings
Male
Myocardial Infarction / etiology
Prosthesis-Related Infections / diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging
Radiopharmaceuticals* / pharmacokinetics
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / analogs & derivatives*
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate / pharmacokinetics
Whole Body Imaging*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
technetium Tc 99m hydroxymethylene diphosphonate
Durapatite
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate