Bone scintigraphy in hypervitaminosis A

Conference · Sun Mar 31 23:00:00 EST 1985 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5754665

Miller, J H; Hayon, I I

The diagnosis of vitamin A intoxification may be difficult at the time of initial presentation. The radionuclide bone scan in cases of vitamin A toxicity may serve as a more sensitive indicator of the presence of this disease than radiographs in the initial evaluation and follow-up of patients with skeletal involvement. This is achieved at a lower radiation dose to the patient. The authors present a case in which bone scintigraphy played a crucial role in the early identification of this disorder. The radionuclide examination was the first method that indicated the presence of this disorder, significantly before changes demonstrable on conventional radiography. The clinical and scintigraphic appearance of this process should be recognized to allow identification of hypervitaminosis A before the clinical symptoms become severe or permanent skeletal deformities result.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles
• OSTI ID: 5754665
• Report Number(s): CONF-8504141-
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 144:4; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
AGE GROUPS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
CHILDREN
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
ESTERS
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
METABOLIC DISEASES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHOSPHONIC ACID ESTERS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
VITAMIN A
VITAMINS
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES