- Blood dyscrasias: Sickle cell disease is the most common etiology for splenic uptake on bone scan. A shrunken spleen is typical in adults, but the spleen may be normal in size in children.
- Subcapsular hematoma:
- Hemochromatosis:
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency:
- Metastatic disease:
- Splenic hemangioma:
- Splenic artery calcification:
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Splenic Uptake on Bone Scan
Splenic uptake on bone scan is thought to be related to microscopic or macroscopic
calcium deposition or due to high concentrations of phosphatase enzyme systems. Splenic uptake on bone scan can be seen with:
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