Diagnosis of heterotopic bone marrow in the mediastinum using 52Fe and positron emission tomography

Eur J Nucl Med. 1989;15(11):761-3. doi: 10.1007/BF00631772.

Abstract

A patient with hereditary spherocytosis was admitted with mediastinal masses on the chest X-ray. 52Fe and positron emission tomography (PET) showed uptake of 52Fe in the masses and established the diagnosis of thoracic extramedullary hematopoiesis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bone Marrow / diagnostic imaging*
  • Hematopoiesis, Extramedullary*
  • Humans
  • Iron Radioisotopes*
  • Male
  • Mediastinum / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tomography, Emission-Computed*

Substances

  • Iron Radioisotopes