- Brain: Infarction.
- Heart: Infarction, among other possibilities.
- Kidneys: Renal cortical uptake greater than spine uptake is abnormal. Can be seen with metastatic calcification from hypercalcemia (e.g., in hyperparathyroidism), renal cortical necrosis (radiation, drugs), hemoglobinopathies (e.g., sickle cell disease).
- Liver: Usually metastases if focal. Diffuse uptake may indicate excess aluminium.
- Lungs: Metastatic calcification from hypercalcemia (e.g., in hyperparathyroidism), pleural effusion, fibrothorax, neoplasm (primary or metastatic), alveolar microlithiasis, radiation.
- Muscle: Rhyabdomyolysis or polymyositis if diffuse. Myositis ossificans or tumor if focal.
- Spleen: Infarction (e.g., in sickle cell disease).
- Stomach: Metastatic calcification from hypercalcemia (e.g., in hyperparathyroidism).
Sunday, January 23, 2011
Soft Tissue Uptake on Bone Scan
Tc-99m MDP can be taken up by soft tissues, usually due to ossification and calcification. The most common causes for each organ are listed.
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