Bone and spleen uptake of technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate in a patient with sickle-cell disease: A case report from Sudan
3rd International Conference on Hematology & Blood Disorders
November 02-04, 2015 Atlanta, USA

Suliman Salih

Taibah University, KSA

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Blood Disord Transfus

Abstract:

This case report demonstrates that the bone uptake of technetium-99m-methylene diphosphonate can play an important role in the diagnosis and follow-up of bone lesions in sickle-cell anemia. In this case, the whole-body scan revealed remarkably increased activity in the spleen region, in the right ulna and in the left femoral head, consistent with bone infarcts. Bone scanning is a reliable imaging method for early detection and diagnosis of osseous and extraosseous crises in sickle-cell anemia.

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