Incremental value of single photon emission tomography/computed tomography in 3-phase bone scintigraphy of an accessory navicular bone.

Abstract

Accessory navicular bone is one of the supernumerary ossicles in the foot. Radiography is non diagnostic in symptomatic cases. Accessory navicular has been reported as a cause of foot pain and is usually associated with flat foot. Increased radio tracer uptake on bone scan is found to be more sensitive. We report a case highlighting the significance of single photon emission tomography/computed tomography in methylene diphosphonate bone scan in the evaluation of symptomatic accessory navicular bone where three phase bone scan is equivocal.

• Authors: Sachin Jain, Sellam Karunanithi, Krishan Kant Agarwal, Ganesh Kumar, Shambo Guha Roy, Madhavi Tripathi
• Journal: Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India (Indian J Nucl Med) Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 191-2 (Jul 2014) ISSN: 0972-3919 [Print] India
• PMID: 25210293 (Publication Type: Journal Article)