Blood-pool scintigraphic diagnosis of fractured lumbar vertebral hemangioma.
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Abstract
A 57-year-old woman complained of lumbago of 1 year's duration. Radiographs showed a compression fracture of the third lumbar vertebra. CT and MR images revealed an enhancing mass confined to the vertebral body suggestive of a malignant process. A blood-pool scintigram with 99mTc-human serum albumin combined with DTPA (HSA-D) revealed marked accumulation. This strongly suggested a hemangioma, which was confirmed by biopsy.
Medical subject headings
- Fractures, Spontaneous
- Hemangioma
- Lumbar Vertebrae
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Spinal Fractures
- Spinal Neoplasms
- Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin
- Technetium Tc 99m Pentetate
Anatomy
- lumbar spine