Clinical Presentation

Fig. 9.1

Technique

• A 20 mCi dose of ^99mTc-MDP is administered intravenously.

• Flow images of the pelvis are obtained for 1 second per frame at the time of tracer injection in the anterior and posterior projections. (For display purposes, images were summed at 3 seconds per frame.)

• A blood pool image is obtained for 3 minutes within 10 minutes of tracer injection.

• 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.

Fig. 9.2

Fig. 9.3

Fig. 9.4

Fig. 9.5

Image Interpretation