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Bone scan tips

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  • Increased uptake between ribs on bonescan is concerning for osteosarcoma lung metastases
  • Heterotopic ossification after surgery can be difficul tto distinguish on bone scan from tumor recurrence
  • Postsurgical change can show increased bone uptake on bone scan
  • New uptake in area of benign lesions could represent fracture or malignant transformation
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Malignant Hot lesions ddx:

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Chondrosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, osteosarcoma,

metastases, adamantinoma

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Malignant cold lesions ddx:

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Multiple myeloma; metastases - purely lytic

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Benign hot lesions ddx:

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Paget disease, osteoblastoma, chondroblastoma,

aneurysmal bone cyst, osteoid osteoma, giant cell tumor

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Iso or mild lesions ddx

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Fibrous dysplasia, fibrous cortical

defect, nonossifying fibroma, enchondroma

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Adamantinoma findings

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– Anterior tibial cortex

– Low-grade malignant lesion – Focal increased uptake

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Osteoid osteoma

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– Cortically based lesion most commonly in femur, tibia,
spine, hands, and feet
– Double density sign - intense central uptake, & moderate uptake in surrounding area
– Delayed uptake in nidus secondary to presence of
osteoblasts

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Fibrous dysplasia

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– Medullary lesion
– Monostotic: Femur, ribs, tibia, facial bones, & humerus – Polyostotic: Femur, tibia, pelvis, feet, ribs, facial bones,
& lumbar spine

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Giant cell tumors

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– Epiphyseal in location
– Distal femur, proximal tibia, distal radius, sacrum, &
proximal humerus
– Increased tracer uptake peripherally with photopenia
centrally (doughnut sign)

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Aneurysmal bone cyst

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– Eccentrically in medullary cavity
– Posterior elements of spine
– Metaphysisoflongbones
– Upper & lower limbs, spine, & sacrum
– Can show diffuse homogeneous uptake or peripheral
uptake & central photopenia

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Enchondroma

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– Typically solitary lesions in central medullary cavity
– If solitary, more common in hand
– Multiple lesions (Ollier disease & Maffucci syndrome)
– Femur, tibia, humerus, hands, & feet
– Mildly increased uptake in lesions that are large
enough for gamma camera detection
– Fractures can show change in uptake when following
these lesions
– Bone scan cannot reliably differentiate low-grade
chondrosarcoma from enchondroma

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Bone island

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– Medullary in location
– Can occur anywhere, but more often in pelvis, femurs,
and ribs
– Osteopoikilosis: Multiple enostoses near joints &
predominantly in appendicular skeleton
– Most bone islands have no uptake on bone scan;
larger lesions may show very mild uptake

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Chondroblastoma

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– Well-defined,osteolyticlesionwiththinscleroticrim
located in epiphysis or apophyses of long bone
– Femur,tibia,humerus,patella,andtarsalbones
– Skeletallyimmaturepatient
– Bonescanshowsfocalincreaseduptake

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Osteochondroma

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– Most common benign bone tumor
– Most commonly in long bones of upper & lower
extremity: Femur, tibia, humerus
– Uptake on bone scan is directly correlated with degree of enchondral bone formation

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Solitary bone lesion

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○ Only 15% of solitary lesions on bone scan are metastases (spine is most common site)
– Exception: 80%of solitary sternal lesions in breast
cancer patients are metastatic
– Vertebrae: Asymmetric, focal uptake (not confined to
endplate), involvement of pedicle suggestive of
metastasis

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Rib metastasis findings

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○ Solitary rib lesion often benign (~10%metastases)

– Ribs: Long, linear uptake suggestive of metastasis, may be expansile

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Ddx photopenic metastases

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Lytic metastases (RCC, thyroid, myeloma, poorly differentiated anaplastic tumours) +/- lung, breast, NB

Radiation

Bone infarct

AVN

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Superscan findings

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Disseminated bone lesions with diffusely increased skeletal activity, relative absence of renal and soft tissue activity
○ Breast and prostate cancers most common

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DDX mets

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Degenerative changes, arthropathies
Healing fractures
Physiologic activity
Primary bone tumour (benign and malignant)
AVN, osteonecrosis, infarct
Metabolic bone disease, infection/inflammation

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Fibrous dysplasia associated abnormalities

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• Associated abnormalities
○ Calvarial and facial asymmetry, exophthalmos

○ Femur
– Coxavara(shepherd’scrook)

○ McCune-Albright syndrome
– FD
– Café au lait spots
– Endocrinopathy
□ Precociouspuberty 
□ Hyperthyroidism
□ Acromegaly
□ Cushingsyndrome

○ Mazabraud syndrome
– Single or multiple intramuscular myxomas with
fibrous dysplasia; rare

○ Associatedwithaneurysmalbonecysts(ABC)

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FD ddx

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Benign/Malignant bone tumours

Paget’s

Neurofibromatosis

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Paget’s findings

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Intense activity expansile appearance of entire affected bone on bone scan
• Pelvis(30-75%)>vertebra(30-75%)>skull(25-65%)> proximal long bones (esp. femur)
– Typically involves whole bone
– Inactive or quiescent phase should show no increased
uptake
– Osteoporosis circumscripta may show uptake at
margins of lesion

○ Angiographic images from 3-phase bonescan show
increased blood flow with intensity closely correlating
with level of disease activity

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Paget’s ddx

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Mets
Primary bone tumour (radiographs to separate)
Fibrous dysplasia (ribs, skull, femur), spine and pelvis less common than Paget’s

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BMD - when to report z score

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Z-scores are reported for premenopausal women and men under age of 50
○ Z-scoreof-2.0 or lower is belowexpectedrangeforage
○ Z-score above -2.0 is within expected range for age

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Prosthetic joint loosening
* Major causes include micromotion over time and osteolysis (e.g., particle disease) * 3-phase bone scan: Variable activity on first 2 phases, focal activity at bone-prosthesis site of motion on delay phase – Activity at tip of prosthesis in cemented hip prosthesis 1 year after placement suggests loosening – Diffuse periprosthetic uptake of tracer suggests osteolysis from infection or loosening ○ All prosthesis initially show increased activity – 2-3 years after placement, negative study (periprosthetic activity ≤ surrounding nonarticular bone) has very high negative predictive value ○ Hip arthroplasty – 10% show increased activity at 2years - periprosthetic activity in non-cemented arthroplasty 2-3 yrs after placement = loosening – Activity tip of prosthesis in cemented hip prosthesis 1 year after placement = loosening ○ Knee arthroplasty – Tibial component > femoral component; increased activity frequently persists for years
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Prosthetic Joint Infection
* Infection rate <1% in primary joint replacement, increased to as high as 15% in revision shoulder arthroplasty * Vast majority occur < 90 days postoperation but may occur > 2 years delay * 3-phase bonescan: Diffuse increased activity on all phases in early infections; may be more focal in later presentation – Loosening vs. infection: Delayedphaseimaging only or 3-phase imaging cannot reliably differentiate aseptic loosening from infection – In-111 leukocyte imaging with Tc-99m sulfur colloid provides most specific and accurate assessment for joint infection and is diagnostic test of choice – Diffuse periprosthetic uptake of tracer suggests osteolysis from infection or loosening – On SPECT, osteomyelitis is likely when uptake of In- 111 WBC localizes to bone on 2 or more adjacent tomographic slices – False-negative results occur in chronic infections – False-positive results occur in aseptic inflammation
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Periprosthetic Soft Tissue Complications
• Pseudotumor (e.g.,particledisease), periprosthetic effusions, synovitis/bursitis ○ Bonescan may be positive in first 2 phases but weakly increased or absent in 3rd phase; usually diagnosed by CTorMR • Snapping hip syndrome: Iliopsoas tendon may be evaluated dynamically with fluoroscopic tenography
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Heterotopic Ossification
* Bone formation in periprosthetic soft tissues commonly seen post operation due to liberation of primitive bone- forming cells * 3-phase bone scan: Focal mildly increased activity in soft tissues with corresponding new bone on radiograph
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Joint infection protocol
– According to SNMMI, 15% window at 140-keV Tc-99m peak and a 15% window at 247-keV In-111 photopeak are used if Tc-99m dose is injected on day 1 before In- 111 leukocyte imaging – 10% or 15% window at 173-keV In-111 photo peak for delayed In-111 leukocyte images obtained on day 2 (18–30 h) after Tc-99m dose has been injected
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3 Phases of Bone Scan
1. Angiographic phase - 2 sec planar images for 60 seconds in anterior and posterior projections. Assesses hypervascularity 2. Blood pool phase - static planar images over area of interest. Assesses tissue hyperemia. 3. Delayed phase +/- SPECT/CT. Assesses bone formation.
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Osteomyelitis ddx
1. Arthropathy (OA, Rheumatoid, Gout, neuropathic) 2. Post-traumatic 3. Paget's 4. Osteoid osteoma • RecommendI n-111 WBC with Tc-99m SC after abnormal 3- phase bone
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Septic arthritis findings
Activity on both sides of joint
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Primary hyperparathyroidism findings
– Normal bone scan in 80% – Foci of increased uptake: Calvarium, mandible, sternum, acromioclavicular joint, lateral humeral epicondyles, hands – Increased uptake in brown tumors – Extraskeletal uptake □ Lungs, kidneys, stomach most common □ Myocardium, spleen, diaphragm, thyroid, skeletal muscle in severe disease
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Secondary hyperparathyroidism findings
– Superscan – Diffuse lung uptake in 60% – Brown tumors: Less common than in primary HPT – Uptake increased in vertebrae, distal 3rd of long bones, rib
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Osteomalacia findings
○ Generalized increased uptake in axial skeleton ○ Increased uptake at ends of multiple ribs, with beading appearance along rib cage (rachitic rosary sign) – In contrast to linear orientation of metastasis along single rib ○ Increased sternum uptake common ○ Pseudofractures (Looser zone or Milkman fractures) occur in ribs, lateral scapula, clavicles, pubic rami,
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Renal osteodystrophy
○ Can have very high bone: soft tissue ratio,s imilar to superscan – Typically most striking appearance of metabolic bone diseases excluding Paget disease – Lack of bladder activity can help differentiate from metastatic superscan ○ Signs of secondary HPT ○ More diffuse and symmetric than secondary HPT,which may show focal uptake from cystic changes and brown tumors
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Heterotopic ossification classification
* Acquired: Ectopic ossification, myositis ossificans circumscripta/traumatica * Hereditary: Atraumatic HO, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP)/myositis ossificans progressiva (MOP), Münchmeyer disease
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Heterotopic ossification findings
○ Positive on angiographic, blood pool, delayed bone scan phases during formation, maturation ○ Moderately positive on delayed phase only when lesion becomes stable: Useful to monitor maturation ○ At maturation (6 months to 2 years), lesion matches or is similar to normal bone (i.e., vertebral body) on bone scan Conventional modalities should demonstrate peripheral to central ossification, central fat in mature lesions
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HO ddx
Hematoma - Non enhancing centrally (in contrast to early HO onMR) DVT Extraskeletal (Parosteal) Osteosarcoma, Synovial Sarcoma, Chondrosarcoma - HO should have soft issue plane between adjacent bone Tumoral Calcinosis
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Acute fracture findings
Positive on all 3 phases
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Subacute fracture findings
↓ in activity on blood flow and blood pool images with ↑ localization at fracture site
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Wolf law
Bone remodels in response to stress
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Stress fracture locations
Most common: Tibialshaft (posteromedial cortex of distal 1/3); running, activity requiring rapid decelerations/stops – Anterior tibial stress fractures uncommon: African American athletes, marching in sand, telemark skiers; mimics direct contusion – Tarsal bones: Calcaneus (vertically oriented, parallel to physeal scar), talus, navicular – Metatarsals, particularly 2ndand3rd: Walking, marching, endurance sports, ballet – Fibula: Marathon running, jumping, ballet – Spine: Pars, pedicles; spondylolysis may occur in young athletes (L5 > L4 > L3); may be incomplete or unilateral; younger patients more likely asymptomatic – Sacrum: More common than other pelvic sites; H configuration due to vertical and horizontal fractures implies insufficiency fracture – Pelvis: Pubic rami/symphysis pubis, also iliac or supra- acetabular – Femur: Most common in medial femoral neck/intertrochanteric region; distal femur most common posteriorly (lateral images helpful) – Sesamoids: Running, jumping; DDx: Sesamoiditis – Occasionally humerus, radius, ulna, scapula, ribs
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Stress fracture findings
Typically positive on all 3 phases
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DDx stress fracture`
1. Shin splints - • Linear, superficial posterior medial tibial cortex, ≥1/3 of tibial length. Angiographic and blood pool phase typically normal. 2. Soft tissue pathology - Strains, sprains, contusions, myositis, endinopathies, neuropathies, compartment syndromes 3. Trauma 4. Neoplasm
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AVN locations
``` ○ Commonly anterior weight-bearing portion of femoral head, and humeral head ○ Scaphoid ○ Knee: Medial femoral condyle (Blount disease) in pediatrics; idiopathic osteonecrosis (elderly females) ○ Lunate (Kienböck disease) ○ Tarsal navicular (Köhler disease) ○ Talus ○ Proximaltibia ○ Vertebrae (Kummel disease) ○ Small bones of hands and feet ○ Pelvis ○ Metatarsal head (Freiberg disease) ```
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Bone scan findings AVN
○ Vascular phase of AVN – Photopenic defect – May have donut sign due to surrounding hyperemia, adjacent synovitis – SPECT/CT imaging helpful in unmasking hyperemia from avascular area ○ Reparative phase of AVN – Photopenia diminishes – Increased activity due to osteoblastic response Use high resolution/pinhole collimators or SPECT
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SC for AVN
○ Defines distribution of viable red bone marrow (marrow map), reticuloendothelial system ○ Symptomatic sites of AVN: Decreased activity immediately after vaso-occlusive event ○ Asymptomatic sites of AVN:Decreased activity in area of old bone infarct ○ Useful in identifying patients with expanded marrow, such as sickle cell patients
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AVN Ddx
Fracture Transient osteoporosis Infection Neoplasm - lytic or sclerotic met or bone primary
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CRPS type 1
No detectable nerve lesion
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CRPS type 2
Detectable nerve lesion
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CRPS stages
Stage 1 Extremity pain characterized - throbbing, burning, cold/touch intolerance, swelling Stage 2 Muscle wasting, ↑soft tissue edema, brawny skin, ↑ pain, vasomotor abnormalities Stage 3 ↓range of motion, digit/joint contracture, waxy skin, brittle, ridged nails, vasomotor abnormalities,↓ pain
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CRPS findings
Classic findings on 3-phase bone scan ○ Angiographic phase: Hyperperfusion to affected limb ○ Blood pool phase: Periarticular hyperemia when compared with unaffected limb ○ Delayed phase: Increased periarticular activity in affected limb; abnormal activity increases distally Can be intense knee, ankle uptake
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CRPS ddx
Disuse - more pronounced proximally instead of distally Neuropathy - Vascular - vasculitis, Raynaud's, venous thrombosis
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Sickle Cell findings
* Bone infarction: ↓activity on bone scan if acute; may have no or mild uptake on leukocyte scan * Osteomyelitis: ↑activity on 3-phase bone scan and leukocyte scan * Generalized ↑ uptake in skeleton often seen 2° to chronic anemia → marrow expansion * Spleen may show extraosseous uptake 2° to infarction, calcification, and fibrosis * Bone infarction: Axial skeleton and long bones most frequently involved (hematopoietic bone marrow) * Osteomyelitis: Hematogenous spread to vascular bone, usually in long bones (tibia, femur, humerus)
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Ankylosing spondylitis
Multilevel confluent uptake within spine - active bony bridging
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Gout
Intense activity, can be segmental. Ddx Septic arthropathy
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Heterotopic ossification
Consider when diffuse soft tissue uptake surrounding hip or elbow Ask for different views to be sure in soft tissue and not bone
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Shin splints
Linear tibial activity, usually posteromedial
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Pars stress fracture
"AKA pars defect", focally hot on MDP if acute
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Ddx myocardial uptake on bone scan
Myocarditis Amyloid Infarct (shouldn't involve whole ventricle) Cardiomyopathy
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Ddx muscle uptake on bone scan
``` Rhabdomyositis Polymyositis/dermatomyositis Ischemia Trauma Myositis ossificans/heterotopic calcification Tumoral Tumours ```
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Primary and metastatic tumours with increased MDP uptake
``` Osteosarcoma Lung Breast Prostate Colon ```
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Diffuse lung activity on bone scan
Malignant pleural effusion Fibrothorax Radiation induced pneumonitis
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Enlarged spleen on bone scan in a child
SS Thalassemia Hemosiderosis Look for bone findings to support infarcts
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Ddx frostbite
Vascular insufficieny Previous surgery Acute osteomyelitis Tumour replacement
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Frieberg's
AVN metatarsal head Ddx fracture, osteomyelitis, hypervascular tumour,
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Causes AVN
``` Trauma SSD Alcoholism Pancreatitis CVD Hypercortisolism ```
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McCune-Albright
Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia Precosious puberty Pigmented skin lesions
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Metabolic superscan
``` Primary/secondary (more likely to have osteosclerosis) hyperparathyoidism Diffuse metastases Myelofibrosis Mastocytosis Flourosis HOA Thyroid acropachy Melorheostosis ```
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Solitary cold lesion ddx
Primary neoplasm (benign - hemangioma, malignant) Metastasis/MM/plasmacytoma/brown tumour HPT Overlying attenuation
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Ddx Metastatic bone scan
Metabolic superscan - entire skeleton | Multifocal paget's
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HOA ddx
Diffusely increased cortical and periosteal uptake involving the extemities ``` Ddx: Shin splints Paget's Venous insufficiency Thyroid acropachy ```
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Shin splints vs stress fracture
Linear vs focal Hot on delayed only vs hot on all 3 phases Ddx: met, infection
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Ddx Infected prosthesis
Normal healing Infection Prosthetic loosening Normal marrow packing
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Sacral insufficiency fracture ddx
Sacroiliitis | Metastases
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Stomach, lung, heart uptake on bonse scan
Ddx: Hypercalcemia - primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism Free pertechnetate Mucinous metastases
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AVN differential (cold hip or shoulder)
Septic arthritis Tumour Do high res pinholes
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Ddx metastatic disease on bone scan
Multifocal Paget's | Multiple bone lesions associated with a metabolic disorder like hyperparathyroidism
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RSD Ddx
Inflammatory arthritis - look at pattern of joint involvementn Osteomyelitis - unusual to be so mltifocal
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Ddx skull uptake
Metastasis Craniotomy defect Extraosseous uptake - meningioma
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Ddx sickle cell
Metastatic disease | Benign polyostotic process - fibrous dysplasia, enchondromas,
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Hot midfoot on all three phases
Acute fractures Osteomyelitis/septic arthritis Charcot arthropathy
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Metastatic calcifications of hyperparathyroidism
Tracer within stomach, lungs, kidneys
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Myocardial tracer activity on bone scan
Amyloid Myocarditis/pericarditis Recent MI Recent myocardial perfusion study
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Diffuse calvarial activity
Paget's Metastatic disease Post-radiation changes Inflammation in adjacent soft tissues
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Sickle cell
Marrow expansion/increased activity in: Diploic space of skull Metaphyses of long bones Spleen Need additional gallium or WBC scan if suspect osteomyelitis
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Diffusely increased abdominal activity
Ascites/exudative effusion Peritoneal carcinomatosis Recent radiotracer with GI elimination
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RUQ uptake on bone scan
Hepatic metastases Prior sulphur colloid scan Colloid formation during radiopharamaceutical prep Hepatic necrosis
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Subcutaneous soft tissue/muscle uptake ddx
``` Soft tissue metastases Cellulitis/Abscess Soft tissue trauma Heterotopic ossification Primary soft tissue tumour Contamination ```
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Focal uptake at tip of hip prosthesis
If cemented - when accompanied by clinical symptoms is suspicious for loosening If non-cemented - Most likely due to normal osteoblastic remodelling. Can remain hot for years.
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Spondylolysis ddx
Trauma Osteomyelitis Metastases
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Ddx osteosarcoma on bone scan
``` Primary bone tumour (benign/maligant) Metastasis Fracture Osteomyelitis Bone infarct ```

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