Blunt trauma soft-tissue uptake on skeletal scintigraphy.
Clin Nucl Med
; 28(8): 699-700, 2003 Aug.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12897667
ABSTRACT
Muscle and soft-tissue uptake have been described numerous times in the literature in patients undergoing Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate skeletal scintigraphy following trauma. Many of these traumas range from electrical burns, intramuscular injections, sports-related trauma, and overexercising, to actual physical damage resulting in superficial bruising and skin discoloration. In this case the patient presented with continuing low back pain after falling down some stairs. Although the scan was essentially normal for bony trauma, subtle soft-tissue uptake was detected that was enhanced with the addition of single photon emission computed tomographic imaging and surface rendering.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Wounds, Nonpenetrating
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Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
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Soft Tissue Injuries
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Back Injuries
Type of study:
Etiology_studies
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Language:
En
Journal:
Clin Nucl Med
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Australia