Incidentally Discovered 99mTc-MDP Uptake on Bone Scan in Otosclerosis

Karl Berendt; Ho Jen; Richard Liu; Dean Jeffery

doi:10.1002/lary.31552

Incidentally Discovered ^99mTc-MDP Uptake on Bone Scan in Otosclerosis

Laryngoscope. 2024 Nov;134(11):4763-4765. doi: 10.1002/lary.31552. Epub 2024 Jun 4.

Authors

Karl Berendt¹, Ho Jen¹, Richard Liu², Dean Jeffery¹

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

PMID: 38837225
DOI: 10.1002/lary.31552

Abstract

Otosclerosis is a poorly understood clinical entity causing progressive conductive hearing loss. Here we present the first known evidence of otosclerosis demonstrating 99mTc-MDP uptake on bone scan. This presents an opportunity to explore the role of nuclear medicine imaging in early detection, staging, and even informing treatment and prognosis of this condition. Laryngoscope, 134:4763-4765, 2024.

Keywords: CT temporal bones; SPECT; bone scan; conductive hearing loss; otosclerosis.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Humans
Incidental Findings*
Male
Middle Aged
Otosclerosis* / diagnostic imaging
Radionuclide Imaging / methods
Radiopharmaceuticals*
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate* / analogs & derivatives
Technetium Tc 99m Medronate* / pharmacokinetics

Substances

Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Radiopharmaceuticals