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LYMPH NODE UPTAKE OF 99M Tc‐MDP DURING BONE SCINTIGRAPHY IN DOGS
Author(s) -
Lamb Christopher R.,
Schelling Scott H.,
Berg John
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
veterinary radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.541
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1740-8261
pISSN - 0196-3627
DOI - 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1989.tb01798.x
Subject(s) - lymph node , lymph , scintigraphy , nuclear medicine , medicine , osteosarcoma , pathology , radiology
Localization of 99m Tc‐MDP in lymph nodes was apparent on the three‐hour bone‐scan image in seven dogs. In six dogs injection or leakage of the radiopharmaceutical into the perivascular tissues was associated with subsequent uptake in an ipsilateral lymph node. In the remaining dog, 99m Tc‐MDP localized in a lymph node infiltrated by metastatic osteosarcoma. This aided staging of the tumor. Possible mechanisms of 99m Tc‐MDP localization in soft tissues are briefly reviewed.