Published October 1984
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Journal article
Diffuse pulmonary ossification detected by bone scanning with Tc-99m hydroxymethylene diphosphate
- 1. Emory Univ. Hospital, Atlanta, GA
Description
Diffuse pulmonary ossification (DPO) is a rare pathologic finding of heterotropic bone formation within the lungs. It has been associated with mitral stenosis, chronic left ventricular failure, interstitial fibrosis, metastatic breast cancer, pulmonary amyloidosis, histoplasmosis, and chronic busulfan therapy. This patient represents a case associated with Placidyl use
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Clin. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Volume
- 9
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Series
- Clin. Nucl. Med.
- Journal Page Range
- 594-595
- ISSN
- 0363-9762
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 16071512
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- DIAGNOSIS; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; ISOMERIC NUCLEI; LABELLED COMPOUNDS; LUNGS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PATIENTS; RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES; SKELETON; TECHNETIUM 99; TRACER TECHNIQUES
- Descriptors DEC
- BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES; BODY; COUNTING TECHNIQUES; DISEASES; HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES; INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI; ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; ISOTOPES; NUCLEI; ODD-EVEN NUCLEI; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; RADIOISOTOPES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES; YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES