Scanning for Pulmonary Calcification
Authors: MOHAMMED MOINUDDIN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1976)

Comments and Corrections1 February 1976Scanning for Pulmonary CalcificationMOHAMMED MOINUDDIN, M.D., JOHN F. ROCKETT, M.D., ALVIN WEBER, M.D.MOHAMMED MOINUDDIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN F. ROCKETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ALVIN WEBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-84-2-224 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editor: We read with interest the paper, "Pulmonary Calcifications in Chronic Dialysis Patients: Clinical and Pathological Studies" by Conger and colleagues in the September issue (Ann Intern Med 83:330-336, 1975). In their series they found a 60% (9 out of 15) occurrence of pulmonary calcification in patients who had long-standing renal insufficiency requiring hemodialysis. Only 1 of these 9 cases showed evidence of pulmonary calcification on the X rays; the rest were diagnosed on autopsy.We believe that bone scanning is useful in this situation. Radionuclide bone imaging is a sensitive indicator of skeletal lesions (1). In addition...References1. SILBERSTEIN E, SAENGER E, and TOFE A: Imaging of bone metastasis with 99m Tc-Sn-EHDP (diphosphonate), 18F and skeletal radiography. A comparison of sensitivity. Radiology 107:551-55, 1973 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. MCLAUGHLIN A: Uptake of 99m Tc bone-scanning agent by lungs with metastatic calcification. J Nucl Med 16:322-323, 1975 MedlineGoogle Scholar3. WENZEL W and HEASTY R: Uptake of 99m Tc stannous polyphosphate in an area of cerebral infarction. J Nucl Med 15:207-209, 1974 MedlineGoogle Scholar4. PARKEY R, BONTE F, and MEYER S: A new method for radionuclide imaging of acute myocardial infarction in humans. Circulation 50:540-546, 1974 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. BELL E: The skeleton, in Nuclear Medicine, edited by WAGNER H., New York, HP Publishing Co., Inc. 1975, p. 187 Google Scholar1. ALFREY A, SOLOMONS C, and CIRCILLO J: Extraosseous calcification: evidence for abnormal pyrophosphate metabolism in uremia. J Clin Invest, in press Google Scholar2. MATUSI K, YAMADA H, and CHIBA K: Visualization of soft tissue malignancies by using 99mTc-polyphosphate, pyrophosphate and diphosphonate (99mTc-P). J Nucl Med 14:632-633, 1973 Google Scholar3. SIEGEL M, WALKER W, and CAMPBELL J: Accumulation of 99mTc-diphosphonate in malignant pleural effusions: detection and verification. J Nucl Med 16:883-885, 1975 MedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: MOHAMMED MOINUDDIN, M.D.; JOHN F. ROCKETT, M.D.; ALVIN WEBER, M.D.Affiliations: Division of Nuclear Medicine Department of Radiology Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis, Tennessee 38146 PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byPredictors of Posthepatectomy Ascites with or without Previous Portal Vein EmbolizationCalcium Deposition with or without Bone Formation in the LungThe Role of Bone Scanning in the Detection of Metastatic CalcificationTc-99m MDP Uptake in Herniated Stomach TissueMetastatic Pulmonary Calcification Mimicking Air-Space DiseaseDIAGNOSIS OF CALCIFICATION ON ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHSNON-SKELETAL DISTRIBUTION OF BONE-SEEKING RADIOPHARMACEUTICALSSoft Tissue Uptake of Bone AgentsGeneralized soft tissue calcification in children and adolescents with end stage renal failureMyocardial and vascular uptake of a bone tracer associated with secondary hyperparathyroidismPulmonary Calcinosis After Renal Transplantation in Pediatric PatientsDiffuse pulmonary uptake of 99mTc bone-imaging agents: Case report and surveyMetastatic visceral calcification identified by bone scanningPulmonary calcification in hemodialyzed patients detected by technetium-99m diphosphonate scanningPulmonary metastatic calcification with respiratory insufficiency in patients on maintenance haemodialysis.Proceedings of The British Institute of Radiology. Benign bone disease-role of radioisotope techniques 1 February 1976Volume 84, Issue 2Page: 224-225KeywordsAutopsyBoneBone imagingLesionsMedical dialysis ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 February 1976 PDF downloadLoading ...