A simple way to distinguish bed clothing contamination in a whole body bone scan: a case report
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A simple way to distinguish bed clothing contamination in a whole body bone scan: a case report
Whole body bone scan with Technetium-99m MDP (methylene diphosphate) can detect bony lesions due to altered osteoblastic activity.Non-physiologic or increased radiotracer uptake in the bony structures of patients with a history of malignant diseases is usually interpreted as being suspicious of bone metastasis. It is extremely important to properly distinguish false positive sites of Tc-99m MDP...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Medical Case Reports
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-1-173