Two-phase whole-body skeletal scintigraphy in children--revisiting the usefulness of the early blood pool phase

Neha Kwatra; Eglal Shalaby-Rana; Massoud Majd

doi:10.1007/s00247-013-2650-0

Two-phase whole-body skeletal scintigraphy in children--revisiting the usefulness of the early blood pool phase

Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Oct;43(10):1376-84. doi: 10.1007/s00247-013-2650-0. Epub 2013 Mar 7.

Authors

Neha Kwatra¹, Eglal Shalaby-Rana, Massoud Majd

Affiliation

¹ Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave N.W., Washington, DC, 20010, USA.

PMID: 23467757
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-013-2650-0

Abstract

The usefulness of whole-body blood pool imaging as part of Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) skeletal scintigraphy in detection of marrow infiltrative processes and unexpected soft-tissue and visceral abnormalities is demonstrated via illustrative case examples. Technical aspects of this simple and fast scanning technique are also highlighted.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Bone Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging*
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Male
Radionuclide Imaging / methods*
Radiopharmaceuticals
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate*
Whole Body Imaging / methods*

Substances

Radiopharmaceuticals
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate