Abstract |
A rare case of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy (HO) limited to one lower extremity is described in a male with a history of familial polyposis coli and bilateral aortofemoral grafts. The precise etiology remains unknown. Radiography depicted the HO, but 99m Tc- methylene diphosphonate imaging showed more extensive involvement. An intra-aortic injection of 99m Tc-macroaggregates of albumin portrayed a larger blood flow to the involved limb compared to the contralateral extremity. The major part of this increase was in bone rather than in the adjacent soft tissue.
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Authors | L Rosenthall, D Hawkins, S Chuang |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine
(Clin Nucl Med)
Vol. 3
Issue 7
Pg. 278-81
(Jul 1978)
ISSN: 0363-9762 [Print] United States |
PMID | 709981
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
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Topics |
- Angiography
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Femur
(diagnostic imaging)
- Fibula
(diagnostic imaging)
- Humans
- Hyperemia
(diagnostic imaging)
- Leg
(blood supply)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Osteoarthropathy, Secondary Hypertrophic
(diagnostic imaging, etiology)
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Regional Blood Flow
- Technetium
- Tibia
(diagnostic imaging)
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