The aim of this study was to assess the value of 99mTc-hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (MIBI) scintigraphy in patients with clinical and radiologic features of primary or metastatic musculoskeletal tumors. Methods: The scintigraphic findings for 84 patients were compared with the surgical and histologic findings. Each patient underwent three-phase bone scan with 99mTc-methylene diphos...

Current treatment of metastatic bone prostate cancer with Docetaxel chemotherapy per CHAARTED trial is standard of care. Timing of CT and bone scintigraphy for evaluation of successful treatment of lytic lesions is not available in the literature. We present a case of a 70 year old male with PSA of 586 and wide spread metastatic bone lytic lesions, who underwent androgen deprivation therapy and...

In 22 patients with femoral neck fractures 99mTc-MDP scintimetry was performed before operation and again shortly after operation; in 17 of these patients the investigation was repeated after four months. Six patients with increased uptake in the femoral head before operation and eight with decreased uptake had similar results at the first postoperative investigation. Of eight patients with an ...

Background: Bone sarcomas are usually aggressive tumors treated by multimodality approaches. Early detection of residual or recurrent tumor tissue after treatment is important in the management of these patients. This is currently achieved by clinical examination, diagnostic radiological procedures, radionuclide imaging techniques and detailed histological examination. Tumor response to preoper...

UNLABELLED A bone scan with 99mTc MDP was obtained to rule out the presence of micro fractures in a patient with the diagnosis of idiopathic osteoporosis. There was not any sign of micro fractures, but interestingly, both kidneys were diffusely very active. A differential diagnosis of acute kidney injury secondary to the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug was made and reported after eli...