Technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate uptake in the fetal skeleton at 30 weeks gestation

A F McKenzie; R S Budd; C Yang; B Shapiro; R J Hicks

Technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate uptake in the fetal skeleton at 30 weeks gestation

J Nucl Med. 1994 Aug;35(8):1338-41.

Authors

A F McKenzie¹, R S Budd, C Yang, B Shapiro, R J Hicks

Affiliation

¹ Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

PMID: 8046490

Abstract

Retention of 99mTc-MDP in the fetal skeleton and placenta at 30 and 32 wk gestation was observed during bone scan examination of the maternal skeleton for staging of malignant tumors. The implications and significance of these observations are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Bone Neoplasms / secondary
Breast Neoplasms / pathology
Female
Fetus / diagnostic imaging*
Fetus / radiation effects
Gestational Age
Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Placenta / diagnostic imaging
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / diagnostic imaging*
Radiation Dosage
Radionuclide Imaging
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
Tibia / diagnostic imaging

Substances

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate