Misdiagnosis of multiple bone metastases due to increased FDG uptake in polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 409-410

  Kao, Chia Hung ^a   Sun, Shung Shung ^a   Shen, Yeh You ^b,c   Chen, Yen Kung ^b,c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b SHIN KONG WU HO SU MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

FDG PET; Polyostotic fibrous dysplasia

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ADULT; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DRUG UPTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

BONE AND BONES; BONE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; TECHNETIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247489150     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000259614.93782.cf     Document Type: Article

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