Incidental 99mTc MDP uptake in the intestines and intravenous CT contrast

• Published in: Nuclear medicine Vol. 55; no. 4; p. 166
• Main Authors: Kim, Soo J, Choi, Joon Y, Lee, Joo H, Hyun, Seung H, Cho, Young S, Moon, Seung H, Choe, Yearn S, Lee, Kyung-Han, Kim, Byung-Tae
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany 05.08.2016
• Subjects: Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Bone Neoplasms - metabolism; Bone Neoplasms - secondary; Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Breast Neoplasms - metabolism; Female; Humans; Incidental Findings; Injections, Intravenous; Iodine - administration & dosage; Iodine - pharmacokinetics; Male; Middle Aged; Radiopharmaceuticals - pharmacokinetics; Technetium Tc 99m Medronate - pharmacokinetics; Tissue Distribution; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon - methods; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; 99mTc methylene diphosphonate; intestinal uptake; Bone scintigraphy; CT contrast

We evaluated the association between intestinal visualization on bone scintigraphy and IV CT contrast in patients with breast cancer. 452 patients with breast cancer underwent a 99mTc methylene diphosphonate (MDP) bone scan for surveillance of bone metastasis. Presence, site and intensity of intesti...