Ectopic kidneys as a source of misinterpretation on bone scintigraphy

Anish Bhattacharya; Vikas Prasad; Eluvathingal Jose Thomas; Baljinder Singh; Bhagwant Rai Mittal

doi:10.1097/01.rlu.0000167493.79121.ce

Ectopic kidneys as a source of misinterpretation on bone scintigraphy

Anish Bhattacharya
, Vikas Prasad
, Eluvathingal Jose Thomas
, Baljinder Singh
, Bhagwant Rai Mittal

Division of Nuclear Medicine

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Abstract

Ectopic kidneys are reported to occur in 1 in 500 to 1 in 1200 of the general population and can be found anywhere from the pelvis to the thorax. Tc-99m methylene diphosphonate (MDP) is a widely used radiopharmaceutical for skeletal scintigraphy and is excreted through the kidneys. The authors present 3 situations in which uptake of Tc-99m MDP in kidneys located at ectopic sites (subsequently confirmed by Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy) may cause misinterpretation of the bone scan.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-505
Number of pages	3
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine
Volume	30
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.rlu.0000167493.79121.ce
State	Published - Jul 2005

Keywords

Bone scan
DMSA
Ectopic kidneys
Tc-99m MDP

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