Increased 99Tc(m) polyphosphate muscle uptake in a patient with polymyositis: case report

S. M. Spies, Thomas Robert Swift, M. Brown

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Abstract

A patient with well documented rheumatoid arthritis and polymyositis displayed abnormal muscle uptake of 99Tc(m) polyphosphate during routine bone scanning for occult malignancy. The regions of increased uptake corresponded to the areas of clinically active inflammatory muscle disease. On serial scans the degree of muscle labeling correlated well with both clinical and laboratory indices of disease activity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1125-1127
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Nuclear Medicine
Volume16
Issue number12
StatePublished - 1975

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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