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[[Scintigraphy]] findings in osteochondroma, may include:<ref name= "radio"> Osteochondroma. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/osteochondroma Accessed on January 28, 2016</ref>
[[Scintigraphy]] findings in osteochondroma, may include:<ref name= "radio"> Osteochondroma. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/osteochondroma Accessed on January 28, 2016</ref>
*Increased uptake on bone (high possibility of a complication)
*Increased uptake on bone (related with a high possibility of complication)


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:00, 28 January 2016

Template:Osteoid osteoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2]

Overview

Other imaging findings, include nuclear medicine (bone scintigraphy) in which osteochondroma shows increased uptake on bone scans and presence of increased activity in adulthood should raise the possibility of a complication (e.g. fracture, malignancy).[1]

Other Imaging Findings

Scintigraphy

Scintigraphy is a form of diagnostic test used in nuclear medicine, wherein radioisotopes are taken internally (normally, radiopharmaceuticals) and the emitted radiation is captured by external detectors. Bone scintigraphy may be useful as a diagnostic tool for the evaluation of osteochondromas. This imaging study has a limited specificity, it is usually correlated with other imaging studies.

Scintigraphy findings in osteochondroma, may include:[1]

  • Increased uptake on bone (related with a high possibility of complication)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Osteochondroma. Dr Yuranga Weerakkody. Radiopedia. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/osteochondroma Accessed on January 28, 2016