Effect of latrogenic trauma on the bone scintigram: an animal study. Concise communication. [Rabbits]

Journal Article · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · J. Nucl. Med.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6480723

Alazraki, N; Moitoza, J; Heaphy, J; Taylor, A Jr

An animal study was performed to assess the effect on the Tc-99m phosphate bone scintigram of injury by needle aspiration or drill hole to metaphyseal and diaphyseal areas in immature and mature bones. Results showed that in 12 immature rabbits such trauma to metaphyseal regions had no effect on the bone image. Similar metaphyseal trauma in two mature dogs showed definite abnormalities on the bone image, but in one mature rabbit, no abnormality could be identified by scintigram. Diaphyseal trauma always gave a definitely abnormal bone image. Extrapolation of these results to humans should be cautious, but it suggests that needling or drilling in metaphyseal regions in neonates or young children probably does not affect later bone images.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City
• OSTI ID: 6480723
• Journal Information: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Nucl. Med.; (United States) Vol. 25:9; ISSN JNMEA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BONE JOINTS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DOGS
FEMUR
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
ORGANS
PHOSPHONATES
RABBITS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETON
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TIBIA
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES