Unusual Tc-99m MDP and I-123 MIBG images in focal pyelonephritis

Journal Article · Wed Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1097/00003072-199011000-00013· OSTI ID:5960450

Jacobs, A; Lenoir, P; Delree, M; Ramet, J; Piepsz, A ^[1]

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1. Vrije Universiteit, Brussel (Belgium)

A 6-year-old boy presented with an inflammatory syndrome. Because Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy revealed increased tracer uptake at the upper pole of the right kidney, further studies were oriented towards a diagnosis of renal or adrenal pathology. I-123 metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) accumulated at the site of the abnormal MDP uptake. The diagnosis of neuroblastoma or allied disorder was excluded on the basis of other investigations and further evaluation, suggesting that the MIBG uptake was a false-positive. Findings on clinical imaging, laboratory findings, Tc-99m DMSA imaging, sonography, and CT scanning were highly suggestive of acute focal pyelonephritis.

• OSTI ID: 5960450
• Journal Information: Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA), Journal Name: Clinical Nuclear Medicine; (USA) Vol. 15:11; ISSN CNMED; ISSN 0363-9762
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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