METASTATIC SOFT-TISSUE CALCIFICATION IN CHRONIC-RENAL-FAILURE DETECTED BY RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING

Metastatic calcification has been reported in several disease entities , including chronic renal failure. Various imaging modalities have bee n shown to be useful in the detection of metastatic soft tissue calcif ication. Radionuclide imaging may detect metastatic soft tissue calcif ication more readily than routine diagnostic modalities and be a valua ble noninvasive method to establish an early diagnosis in high-risk pa tients. The authors report a patient with extensive soft tissue metast atic calcification who had a myriad of clinical symptoms. The extensiv e calcification was detected with a radionuclide imaging.