Uterine Doughnut by Intrauterine Device-induced Photon Attenuation on Three-Phase Bone Scintigraphy: Artifact.
- Author:
Myung Hee SOHN
1
;
Hwan Jeong JEONG
;
Seok Tae LIM
Author Information
1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Institute for Medical Sciences, and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea. mhsohn@chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
bone scintigraphy;
uterine doughnut;
uterine blush;
intrauterine device;
artifact
- MeSH:
Adult;
Artifacts*;
Female;
Hip Joint;
Humans;
Intrauterine Devices;
Pregnancy;
Radiography;
Radionuclide Imaging*;
Urinary Bladder
- From:Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
2007;41(1):68-69
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
A 44-year-old female underwent three-phase bone scintigraphy for an evaluation of right hip joint pain. The blood-flow and blood-pool images show a pelvic blush with a photopenic center (doughnut) prior to bladder filling. On the three hour delayed image, the pelvic uptake disappeared. The scintigraphic findings indicated the possibility of an early pregnancy. However, plain radiography demonstrated an intrauterine device. A uterine doughnut developed as a result of photon attenuation of intrauterine device.
