CASE 6 An 84-year-old man presents with lower back pain (Figs. 6.1, 6.2, and6.3). Fig. 6.1 Fig. 6.2 Fig. 6.3 • A 20 mCi dose of 99mTc-MDP is administered intravenously. • Whole-body images of the skeleton are obtained 3 hours after tracer administration. • A 1024 × 256 matrix is used for whole-body images. • Emphasize the importance of oral hydration to improve soft tissue and bladder clearance. Extraosseous uptake of tracer is shown over the left side of the chest on the anterior whole-body image (Fig. 6.1). Left anterior oblique projection confirms the intrathoracic location (Fig. 6.2
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