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This communication reports a presumed increased localization of 99mTc-diphosphonate in a surgical scar 5 months post-op at the site of a medium sternotomy incision. The possible mechanisms for this observation are commented on and a brief review of the observed sites of soft-tissue uptake of 99mTc-labeled bone imaging agents is given.
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Prince, J.R. Localization of 99mTc-diphosphonate in a surgical scar. Eur J Nucl Med 4, 69–71 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00257573
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