Nucl Med Mol Imaging.
2024 Apr;58(2):95-96. 10.1007/s13139-023-00829-y.
Ectopic Intrathoracic Kidney due to Diaphragmatic Eventration Detected on Bone Scan
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- 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, Punjab Institute of Nuclear Medicine (PINUM), Faisalabad, Pakistan
- KMID: 2555460
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.1007/s13139-023-00829-y
Abstract
- The technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate (99mTc-MDP) whole-body bone scan along with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT/CT) can detect challenging soft tissue uptake patterns. We present a case of a 67-year-old female in whom the 99mTc-MDP scan, performed 3 hours after injection, revealed abnormal soft tissue uptake in the right thoracic region. No functioning right kidney was seen in the right lumbar region. Hybrid SPECT/CT revealed an ectopic right kidney in the subdiaphragmatic location, accompanied by gut loops and eventration of the right-sided diaphragm. This case underscores the value of SPECT/CT in identifying and characterizing unexpected anatomical abnormalities, such as ectopic kidneys.
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