Early and Delayed 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT Findings in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoarthritis

Clin Nucl Med. 2017 Nov;42(11):e480-e481. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000001839.

Abstract

We report the case of a 74-year-old man with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and radiographic osteoarthritis (OA) who underwent dual-phase high-resolution Tc-MDP SPECT/CT. Early radiotracer enhancement was noted in 2 RA joints of the right hand, both presenting with a ring-like uptake pattern around the joint, consistent with synovitis. Insignificant early enhancement was noted at the first carpometacarpal joint, despite presentation of CT features of OA. The delayed-phase enhancement patterns were distinct, showing asymmetry in RA joints, but a symmetric, joint-centered pattern for the OA joint.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / complications*
  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Osteoarthritis / complications*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods*

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate