Title of article
Extra osseous uptake of 99mTc-MDP in psoas muscle on bone scintigraphy: Importance of SPECT/CT imaging
Author/Authors
Fakhar, Yasaman Nuclear Medicine Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Roshanravan, Vahid Nuclear Medicine Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Esmatinia, Mohammad Nuclear Medicine Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Barashki, Somaye Nuclear Medicine Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , Sadeghi, Ramin Nuclear Medicine Research Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Pages
4
From page
28
To page
31
Abstract
Incidental extra-osseous uptake of 99mTc-MDP on bone scintigraphy has been frequently reported in the literature; however, calcification of the psoas muscle is a rare condition, which has been reported on magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) imagings. Here we report a 67-year-old woman with acute paraplegia and low back pain who was referred for a 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy. A destructive lesion in lumbar vertebrae was identified; which was compatible with the findings on CT scan. The planar images also showed focally increased activity in the right pelvis, which was confirmed as extra osseous MDP uptake in psoas muscle on the SPECT/CT images.
Keywords
Bone scintigraphy , Psoas muscle , Extra osseous uptake , Tuberculosis
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Serial Year
2021
Record number
2702305
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