Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Biparietal Thinning Showing Typical Bilateral Photon Defects on Bone Scintigraphy and SPECT

골 신티그래피와 SPECT상 양측성 광자결손으로 나타난 Biparietal Thinning

  • Sohn, Myung-Hee (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Jeong, Hwan-Jeong (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Lim, Seok-Tae (Departments of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School) ;
  • Yim, Chang-Yeol (Departments of Internal Medicine, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School)
  • 손명희 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 임상의학연구소) ;
  • 정환정 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 임상의학연구소) ;
  • 임석태 (전북대학교 의과대학 핵의학교실, 임상의학연구소) ;
  • 임창열 (전북대학교 의과대학 내과학교실, 임상의학연구소)
  • Published : 2007.06.30
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Abstract

A 68-year-old man with small cell carcinoma of the lung and adenocarcinoma of the prostate underwent Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy for the evaluation of skeletal metastases. Bilateral symmetrical photon defects in both parietal bones of the skull were observed. The radiographs of the skull demonstrates biparietal thinning in the same area of the abnormality identified on bone scintigraphy. Although these findings in cancer patients can be mistaken for skeletal metastases, the symmetry and location of the photon defects are generally indicative of biparietal thinning.

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