Journals / Molecular Oncologic Imaging / 2025 / Volume: 5 Issue: 3

Sacral insufficiency fracture as shown by 18F-FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy

Alpay İbrahim Kasman(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, NÜKLEER TIP ANABİLİM DALI)0009-0003-3443-4616
Zehra Pınar Koç(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, NÜKLEER TIP ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0002-3274-5790
Pınar Pelin Özcan(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, NÜKLEER TIP ANABİLİM DALI)0000-0003-0147-2678
Vehbi Erçolak(MERSİN ÜNİVERSİTESİ, TIP FAKÜLTESİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ, İÇ HASTALIKLARI ANABİLİM DALI, TIBBİ ONKOLOJİ BİLİM DALI)0000-0003-1014-1694
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2026-01-13
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The specific ‘H’ shaped accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical and previous history of pelvic radiation therapy should indicate this diagnosis as presented in this case report.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Sacral insufficiency is a frequent cause of false positivity in diagnosis of bone metastasis.
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Key Findings & Data:Sacral insufficiency is a frequent cause of false positivity in diagnosis of bone metastasis.
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Conclusion & Impact:The specific ‘H’ shaped accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical and previous history of pelvic radiation therapy should indicate this diagnosis as presented in this case report.
🔬Design:Case Report
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Sacral insufficiency · 99mTc-MDP · 18F-FDG PET/CT

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Sacral insufficiency is a frequent cause of false positivity in diagnosis of bone metastasis. The specific ‘H’ shaped accumulation of the radiopharmaceutical and previous history of pelvic radiation therapy should indicate this diagnosis as presented in this case report.

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Kasman, A. İ., Koç, Z. P., Özcan, P. P., Erçolak, V. (2026). Sacral insufficiency fracture as shown by 18F-FDG PET/CT and 99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy. Molecular Oncologic Imaging, Volume: 5 Issue: 3. https://doi.org/10.71286/moi.1849051

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