Published July 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Accumulation velocity of 99mTc-HMDP in hip joint diseases

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The accumulation rate and velocity of 99mTc-hydroxymethylene diphosphonate (99mTc-HMDP) in hip joints were determined within four minutes after a bolus of injection of 99mTc-HMDP in the patients with hip joint disorders. There exist a significant relationship between accumulation velocity of 99mTc-HMDP in the affected joint and serum osteocalcin in the patients with eight cases of degenerative osteoarthropathy and six cases of femoral necrosis. This result indicates that the accumulation velocithy of 99mTc-HMDP in the affected joint is likely to become a marker of bone turnover in hip joint disorder. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radioisotopes (Tokyo)
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
7
Series
Radioisotopes (Tokyo).
Journal Page Range
398-401
ISSN
0033-8303
CODEN
RAISA