Bilateral cranial Tc-99m MDP uptake due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy

Guang Uei Hung*, Jiann Der Lee, Jong Kang Lee

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A 50-year-old man with lung cancer had an episode of suffocation due to abrupt massive hemoptysis. He was resuscitated in the emergency room, but became unconscious thereafter. A CT scan of the head revealed no intracranial calcifications or calvarial destruction. An MRI of the brain showed cortical signal intensity in the bilateral frontal, parietal, occipital and right temporal lobes consistent with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Following gadolinium injection, MR images show cortical enhancement following a laminar distribution in the watershed territories. Staging for osseous metastases with Tc-99m MDP bone scan revealed abnormal tracer uptake in both frontal, parietal, occipital, and right temporal lobes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)328-329
Number of pages2
JournalClinical Nuclear Medicine
Volume32
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
  • Lung cancer
  • Tc-99m MDP bone scan

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