Unexpected Artifact on 99m Tc-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy

Unexpected Artifact on 99m Tc-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy

Asymmetric hot spots in the axial skeleton on bone scintigraphy may confound diagnosis. We describe an unexpected artifact of Tc-methylene diphosphonate near the breast in a 55-y-old woman with breast cancer. The initial whole-body bone scintigraphy revealed a solitary focal lesion in the anterior r...

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Published in:Journal of nuclear medicine technology p. jnmt.124.267795
Main Authors: Salih, Suliman G, Osman, Abdelbagi O, Alkatheeri, Ajnas M, Hassaneen, Mohamed B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 17-07-2024
Subjects:
breast cancer
bone scintigraphy
unexpected artifact
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Summary:Asymmetric hot spots in the axial skeleton on bone scintigraphy may confound diagnosis. We describe an unexpected artifact of Tc-methylene diphosphonate near the breast in a 55-y-old woman with breast cancer. The initial whole-body bone scintigraphy revealed a solitary focal lesion in the anterior ribs on the left side. After careful tracking, we determined that this hot spot originated from the adhesive bandage. The patient had placed it in her left front pocket after removing it from the injection site. She was rescanned after the bandage had been removed from her pocket.
ISSN:0091-4916
1535-5675
DOI:10.2967/jnmt.124.267795