Clarification of Unusual Gallbladder Uptake on Bone Scintigraphy by SPECT/CT
Clarification of Unusual Gallbladder Uptake on Bone Scintigraphy by SPECT/CT
- 조선대학교 의학연구원
- The Medical Journal of Chosun University
- 제38권 제2호
- 2013.07
- 72 - 74 (3 pages)
A 56 year-old women with a history of breast cancer underwent Tc-99m Hydroxymethylene Diphosphonate (HDP) bone scintigraphy at an annual follow-up, and abnormal focal uptake was observed in the right upper abdomen. However, subsequent single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) successfully delineated the uptake in a normal gallbladder. It was concluded that the abnormality had been caused by unusual Tc-99m HDP excretion and not by a metastatic lesion. Follow-up studies confirmed this diagnosis. This case demonstrates the usefulness of SPECT/CT in patients with unusual gallbladder uptake by bone scintigraphy.
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