RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Severe Systemic Reaction to <sup>99m</sup>Tc-Methylene Diphosphonate: A Case Report
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP 76
OP 78
VO 31
IS 2
A1 Balan, Kottekkattu K.
A1 Choudhary, Arabinda K.
A1 Balan, Anupama
A1 Wishart, Gordon
YR 2003
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/31/2/76.abstract
AB We report an unusual severe systemic reaction that occurred in a woman after a 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scan and for which no alternative explanation could be found. The bone scintigram showed diffusely increased uptake in the liver and kidneys accompanied by reversible dysfunction of these organs and dermatologic manifestations. We speculate that an immune-mediated mechanism may have caused this unusual reaction.