The role of bone scintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography in the diagnosis and evaluation of calciphylaxis

The role of bone scintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography-computed tomography in the diagnosis and evaluation of calciphylaxis

Calciphylaxis, also known as calcific uremic arteriolopathy, is an uncommon disease, typically found in patients with the end-stage renal disease. Pathophysiological features include small vessel vasculopathy with mural calcification, fibrosis, and thrombosis. The clinical presentation varies but of...

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Main Authors: Patrick Martineau, Matthieu Pelletier-Galarneau, Sadri Bazarjani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2017-04-01
Series:World Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
bone scan
calciphylaxis
heterotopic ossification
hybrid imaging
renal disease
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/1450-1147.203076
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