Tc-99m MDP and Ga-67 scintigraphy in gangrenous muscle

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Loh, YH [1 ]
Magnussen, JS [1 ]
Allman, KC [1 ]
VanDerWall, H [1 ]
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[1] CONCORD REPATRIAT GEN HOSP,DEPT NUCL MED,SYDNEY,NSW 2139,AUSTRALIA
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10.1097/00003072-199610000-00011
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R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
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1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
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A 64-year-old man recently underwent a right above-knee amputation for a gangrenous limb. Although the patient was given broad-spectrum antibiotics, he continued to have high fevers. A bone scan was initially performed to investigate the possible site of infection. An unexpected increase in soft- tissue uptake was seen in the proximal left calf. A striking distal-photon- deficient area was also noted. The results of a subsequent Ga-67 scan showed an increase in soft-tissue uptake in the proximal left calf with a distal area of decreased tracer accumulation. At surgery, the gastrocnemius-soleus complex was found to be gangrenous with a large distal area of nonviable tissue.
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