Acute pan-costochondritis demonstrated by gallium scintigraphy

Br J Radiol. 1999 Feb;72(854):210-11. doi: 10.1259/bjr.72.854.10365077.

Authors

H Ikehira¹, M Kinjo, Y Nagase, T Aoki, H Ito

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Chiba University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 10365077
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.854.10365077

Abstract

Costochondral inflammation is a rare clinical finding. A case is presented, in which acute chostochondritis is demonstrated by gallium scinitigraphy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Aged
Gallium Radioisotopes*
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging
Tietze's Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*

Substances

Gallium Radioisotopes