Decreased /sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid activity in healed rib fractures

Journal Article · Wed Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5045290

Chafetz, N; Slivka, J; Taylor, A; Alaztaki, N P; Resnick, D; Georgen, T

This report describes 2 patients in whom focal areas of decreased /sup 99m/Tc sulfur colloid marrow activity were associated with callus formation and healing rib fractures in one case and rib fractures with bony bridging in the second. Since bone marrow scans are occasionally used to select appropriate sites for marrow biopsy in patients with suspected metastatic disease, radiographic correlation of ''cold'' lesions on marrow scans is recommended prior to biopsy to exclude fracture with callus formation as a benign cause of the abnormality.

• Research Organization: Veterans Administration Hospital, San Diego, CA
• OSTI ID: 5045290
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 126:3; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL RECOVERY
BODY
BONE FRACTURES
BONE MARROW
COLLOIDS
COMPLEXES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
HEALING
HEMATOPOIETIC SYSTEM
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANS
PATIENTS
RADIOCOLLOIDS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RECOVERY
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
SKELETON
SULFUR COMPLEXES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TISSUES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES