INCREASED F-18 FDG ACCUMULATION IN AN ACUTE FRACTURE

Authors
MEYER M GAST T RAJA S HUBNER K
Citation
M. Meyer et al., INCREASED F-18 FDG ACCUMULATION IN AN ACUTE FRACTURE, Clinical nuclear medicine, 19(1), 1994, pp. 13-14
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Clinical nuclear medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
03639762
Volume
19
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
13 - 14
Database
ISI
SICI code
0363-9762(1994)19:1<13:IFFAIA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
Markedly increased FDG uptake was noted in a 5-week-old fracture of th e clavicle and scapula in a 24-year-old man. This finding emphasizes t he need to consider benign etiologies such as trauma for focally incre ased FDG accumulation in bone.