False negative 99m Tc-hydroxymethane diphosphonate three-phase bone scintigraphy and 99m Tc-besilesomab scan in detecting tibia osteomyelitis concomitant with necrotizing fasciitis

We described a case of 51-year-old female patient presented with a right calf necrotising fasciitis (NF) where osteomyelitis (OM) was suspected. 99m Tc-hydroxymethane diphosphonate three-phase bone scintigraphy and 99m Tc-besilosomab scan failed to demonstrate classical features of OM. The final dia...

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Main Authors: Teik Tan, Boon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2014-07-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.144820
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