Position-Related Artifacts
| View | Scintigraphic appearance | Impact on interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Anterior–posterior (blood pool) | Focal increased metatarsal uptake | False-positive blood-pool image |
| Medial or lateral | Focal increased uptake in forefoot | Difficulty in separating bones of forefoot |
| Diffuse increased uptake in mid and hind foot | Overlapping lesions in talus and navicular | |
| Posterior | Diffuse increased uptake in mid foot | Difficulty in separating bones of mid foot |
| Diffuse increased uptake in hind foot | Cannot differentiate talus and calcaneus | |
| Plantar | Focal increased uptake in hind foot | Cannot differentiate talus and calcaneus |