An unusual bone scintigram in osteomyelitis. A case report
Lehner, G.; Kessel, H.F.; Hoffmann, D.
Der Radiologe 32(9): 441-443
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0033-832X PMID: 1438729 Document Number: 395873
Despite hyperemia in the blood-pool phase of bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-MDP there was an decreased concentration of the nuclide in a 7-year-old boy with acute osteomyelitis of the femur. In addition to inflammatory destruction of the bone tissue, the other reason for this surprising scintigraphic finding might be a reduced blood flow because of thrombotic occlusion or compression of bone-supplying vessels.