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Bone scintigraphy and densitometry in symptomatic haemodialysis bone disease

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Bone scintigraphy and densitometry (iodine-125 photon absorptiometry) were performed in eight patients with symptomatic haemodialysis bone disease. The bone scintiscan showed either hot spots or hyperactivity as a feature of metabolic bone disease. The bone density (BMC/W) was reduced, but could not be distinguished from the degree of demineralisation found in asymptomatic patients on longterm haemodialysis. Therefore, bone density measurements require critical interpretation. Complementary bone scintigraphy should be used in symptomatic haemodialysis bone disease for assessing the extent of the disease.

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  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Wilhelmina Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    C. Alberts, J. B. van der Schoot & E. Busemann-Sokole

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Alberts, C., van der Schoot, J.B. & Busemann-Sokole, E. Bone scintigraphy and densitometry in symptomatic haemodialysis bone disease. Eur J Nucl Med 6, 505–509 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00255882

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