Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeongeon-dong Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea ; Institute of Radiation Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
  • 2 Department of Radiology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2010 Jun;44(2):146-9.
PMID: 25013527 DOI: 10.1007/s13139-010-0020-5

Abstract

Extra-osseous uptake of bone-seeking radiopharmaceuticals has been reported at various sites and it is known to be induced by various causes. Diffuse pulmonary infection, such as tuberculosis, can be a cause of lung uptake of bone-scan agent. Here we report on a patient with non-tuberculosis mycobacterial infection (NTM) who demonstrated diffuse pulmonary uptake on Tc-99m MDP bone scan. After medical treatment for NTM, the patient's lung lesions improved. Extraskeletal lung Tc-99m MDP uptake on bone scan may suggest lung parenchymal damage associated with disease activity.

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