Abstract：Objective: To describe the normal appearance of the sternal area on bone scintigraphy. Methods: 120 patients, who did not have symptoms of the sternum or a history of malignancy, underwent whole-body bone scan and were evaluated for characters of sternal uptake. Results: ①In pediatric patients, their character was similar, and sternal uptake was homogeneous. In other patients, the sternum showed markedly different, and seven different patterns of sternal uptake were noted. ②The most common hot spot was at the angle of Louis, and there was focal spot of decreased tracer uptake in the lower sternum. Conclusion: This study showed age-related normal variants of sternal uptake. Understanding these variants may be helpful in differentiating normal and abnormal patterns of uptake in the sternum on radionuclide bone imaging.
李丽娟;张广伟;曹金红;任福林. 骨显像胸骨核素分布特征研究[J]. , 2007, 18(8): 585-587.
LI Li-juan;ZHANG Guang-wei;CAO Jin-hong;REN Fu-lin. Character of sternal uptake on bone scintigraphy. , 2007, 18(8): 585-587.
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