Benign osteopetrosis

A case of a 3 1/2-year-old female with benign osteopetrosis is presented. There was radiographic evidence of previous fetal sclerosis of bone yielding a "bone-within-a-bone" appearance, but on radiophosphate imaging this fetal sclerosis was not hyperactive and could not be differentiated f...

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Published in:	Clinical nuclear medicine Vol. 15; no. 6; p. 412
Main Author:	Rosenthall, L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1990
Subjects:	Child, Preschool Female Humans Osteopetrosis - diagnostic imaging Radiography Radionuclide Imaging
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Summary:	A case of a 3 1/2-year-old female with benign osteopetrosis is presented. There was radiographic evidence of previous fetal sclerosis of bone yielding a "bone-within-a-bone" appearance, but on radiophosphate imaging this fetal sclerosis was not hyperactive and could not be differentiated from the normal diaphysis surrounding it.
ISSN:	0363-9762
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-199006000-00010