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| Title | Fracture of the laryngeal cartilage. An incidental finding on bone scintigraphy |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1992 |
| Authors | Steuart RD, Morrison RT |
| Journal | Clin Nucl Med |
| Volume | 17 |
| Pagination | 815-7 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| ISBN Number | 0363-9762 (Print)0363-9762 (Linking) |
| Accession Number | 1424360 |
| Keywords | *Fractures, Cartilage, Adult, Bone and Bones/*radionuclide imaging, Fractures, Bone/*radionuclide imaging, Humans, Laryngeal Cartilages/*injuries/radionuclide imaging, Male, Technetium Tc 99m Medronate/*diagnostic use |
| Abstract | A patient complaining of headaches and bone pain at multiple sites had Tc-99m MDP scintigraphy performed for possible bone trauma after a motor vehicle accident. Bone imaging revealed a small focal increase in tracer uptake in the area of the laryngeal cartilage. There was some reluctance to place a label on this abnormality because the findings were so unusual. The initial diagnosis was a probable fracture of the laryngeal cartilage. Computed tomography of the neck also demonstrated a fracture but correctly localized it to the thyroid cartilage. |
| URL | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1424360 |