To the Editor: Pleural malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon neoplasm with poor prognosis, strongly related to asbestos exposure, arising from mesothelial cells of the pleura. Pleurodynia is its most usual symptom, whereas the presence of pleural effusion combined with thickened pleura and calcified plaques in both computed tomographic (CT) images and respective histopathological findings ...

PURPOSE Pain related to costovertebral and costotransverse joints is likely an underrecognized and potentially important cause of thoracic back pain. On combined single-photon emission computed tomography and computed tomography (SPECT-CT), increased technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc MDP) activity at these articulations is not uncommon. We evaluated whether this activity corresponds...

Diagnosis of sacroiliitis (SI) with bone scintigraphy may involve difficulties even with a quantitative approach. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined use of bone and bone marrow scintigraphies for the diagnosis of active sacroiliitis. Thirty-one patients who were clinically suspected to have SI were included in the study. Bone and bone marrow scintigraphies were done after inject...

OBJECTIVE Neuroblastoma is the third most common malignancy of childhood. 131I-MIBG scintigraphy must be performed in patients with neuroblastoma at the time of staging. The aim of this study is to identify the role of 131I-MIBG scintigraphy in neuroblastoma patients in correlation with other diagnostic modalities for staging of the disease. METHODS Twenty six patients provisionally diagnosed...

Purpose: Demonstrate the possible manifestations of SAPHO syndrome. Material and methods: 38-year-old woman with suspected syndrome were performed scintigraphy SPECT/CT for evaluate localization abundance process. Results: Osteosclerosis hyperostosis left clavicle, osteosclerosis L1 vertebra other, less pronounced changes, accompanied by active accumulation 99mTc-MDP, revealed. Conclusion: It i...

in spite of very high sensitivity, bone scan is quite nonspecific in evaluation of bony lesions. in interpretation of bone scan special attention to patient’s clinical presentation and correlation with other lab and imaging modalities should be paid. in this report a patient with erdheim chester disease a rare and unusual form of lipidosis is presented and the pattern of 99mtc-mdp bone scan and...