The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Myocardial Uptake of Tc-99m MDP in Chronic Renal Failure With Cardiomyopathy

심근증이 동반된 만성 신부전 환자에서 Tc-99m MDP의 심근 섭취

  • Kim, Seung-Eun (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Sohn, Hyung-Sun (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chung, Yong-An (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Park, Young-Ha (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Kim, Sung-Hoon (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea) ;
  • Chung, Soo-Kyo (Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea)
  • 김성은 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 손형선 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 정용안 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 박영하 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 김성훈 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실) ;
  • 정수교 (가톨릭대학교 의과대학 방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 2000.06.30
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Abstract

A uremic patient on hemodialysis, who had concurrent cardiomyopathy showed intense myocardial uptake of $^{99m}Tc$-methylene diphosphonate (MDP). The presumed cause of uptake in the myocardium is metastatic calcification due to hypercalcemia secondary to the renal failure. However, supplementary mechanism caused by cardiomyopathy should be considered. We describe a case with bone tracer uptake in the myocardium in the absence of infarction in a patient with chronic renal failure.

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