Unsuspected Skeletal Sarcoidosis Mimicking Metastatic Disease on FDG Positron Emission Tomography and Bone Scintigraphy

Sarcoidosis is a disease process of unknown cause that exhibits heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Although the mediastinum and lungs are most commonly involved, the granulomatous process may also affect the skeleton, skin, eyes, kidneys, spleen, and liver. A 51-year-old woman with low back pain...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical nuclear medicine 2003-03, Vol.28 (3), p.176-179
Hauptverfasser:	LUDWIG, VINICIUS, FORDICE, SARINA, LAMAR, RUTH, MARTIN, WILLIAM H, DELBEKE, DOMINIQUE
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Bone Diseases - diagnosis Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - diagnosis Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - secondary Diagnosis, Differential False Positive Reactions Female Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 Humans Incidental Findings Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Magnetic Resonance Imaging Medical sciences Middle Aged Osteoarticular system. Muscles Radionuclide Imaging - methods Radionuclide investigations Radiopharmaceuticals Sarcoidosis - diagnosis Sarcoidosis - diagnostic imaging Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Sarcoidosis. Granulomatous diseases of unproved etiology. Connective tissue diseases. Elastic tissue diseases. Vasculitis Tomography, Emission-Computed - methods Whole-Body Counting
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