OBJECTIVE To investigate the value of serum C reactive protein (CRP) as a marker of erosive osteoarthritis (EOA) of the hand. METHODS Ninety eight patients, 67 with EOA and 31 with non-EOA of the hand, were included in the study and analysed for radiographic score (RS), number of erosions, and joint count (JC) at clinical observation and at bone scintigraphy. CRP was assayed in a serum sample...

  A 57-year-old male with history of prostatectomy, cyctectomy, cecal urinary diversion for invasive prostate cancer and with a recent rise in PSA level, was referred for bone scintigraphy to rule out osseous metastatic disease. An interesting finding was abnormal tracer accumulation throughout the large bowel, which was proved to be due to urinary diversion.

A case of a 62-year-old woman with breast cancer who developed an atypical femoral fracture during denosumab therapy for bone metastasis is reported. About 8.5 years before the fracture, she was diagnosed with breast cancer with liver and bone metastases and started receiving chemotherapy. Three and a half years later, zoledronic acid (40 mg every 4 weeks) was added, which was continued for 2 y...

Objective: To determine the correlation of 18F-FDG SUV value with bone scintigraphy findings, i.e. uptake Tc-99m in diagnosed cases malignancy sclerotic metastasis.
 Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study.
 Place and Duration Study: Armed Forces Institute Radiology Imaging, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Sep 2020 to Mar 2021.
 Methodology: This study included 30 patients age 18 ...

Received 10/1/2010; revised 10/20/2010; accepted 10/29/2010. For correspondence and reprints contact: Wan-Yu Lin, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital. 160 Section 3, ChungGang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan. Tel: (886)4-23741349, Fax: (886)4-23741348, E-mail: [email protected] Avascular necrosis may occur in several bones, especially at the femoral head. The ex...

BACKGROUND/AIM Detection of metastatic bone disease by skeletal scintigraphy is a classical application of nuclear medicine in cancer patients. Detection of bone metastases in patients with lung cancer is necessary for an appropriate treatment modality. The aim of this study was to report the frequency and imaging characteristics of bone metastases detected by bone scintigraphy (BS) using techn...

OBJECTIVE It is important to estimate the bone metabolism in patients with renal osteodystrophy. The methods of estimation must be noninvasive, accurate, and able to measure repeatedly. METHODS The regions of interest on bone scintigraphy were drawn over the radius in 22 hemodialysis patients (10 males, 12 females). The bone/soft tissue ratio (B/ST ratio) was calculated for all patients. The ...

BACKGROUND Stress fractures are the injuries of soft tissues and bones caused by intensive and repeated stress on a bone. Repeated submaximal stress disturbs the balance between the processes of bone production and resorption that results in fracture. CASE REPORT We presented a case of a patient with stress fracture of metatarsal bone. The patient was diagnosed and treated as having reactive ...

We studied bone lesion alterations in three patients with diffuse cutaneous leishmaniasis (DCL) by imaging exams (radiography and scintigraphy) and histopathology. Two patients had bone lesions of distal extremities of hands and feet, and one infiltrating plaques in the skin. The study was conducted at three specialized centers (Presidente Dutra Hospital/Nucleus of Tropical Pathology, UFMA-MA; ...

Fibrous dysplasia of bone is a congenital, sporadic developmental disorder characterized by immature fibrous connective tissue and bone deformities. Hepatic Tc-99m-MDP uptake is a rare, serendipitous finding during bone scanning studies. The present patient was a 25-year-old male who had severe polyostotic fibrous dysplasia. On Tc-99m-MDP (methylene diphosphonate) bone scintigraphy, increased a...