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Bone scintigraphy appearances of incidentally diagnosed soft tissue disorders in musculoskeletal imaging.

Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The National University Hospital of Singapore, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119074.
Australasian Radiology (impact factor: 0.51). 03/2005; 49(1):1-7. DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1673.2005.01386.x pp.1-7
Source: PubMed

ABSTRACT Bone scintigraphy in clinical practice is primarily used for the evaluation of bony pathology. Incidental uptake in soft tissue is likely to be overlooked because it is generally believed to lack specificity. Although bone scintigraphy is not used as a first line investigation for musculoskeletal injuries, abnormal soft tissue uptake should prompt clinicians to reassess patient symptoms. The onus falls on the radiologist and/or nuclear physician to comment on the findings. Several interesting cases are presented here with findings that have been confirmed by other imaging modalities.

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Keywords

abnormal soft tissue uptake
 
bone scintigraphy
 
bony pathology
 
clinicians
 
first line investigation
 
imaging modalities
 
interesting cases
 
lack specificity
 
nuclear physician
 
patient symptoms
 

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