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Increased Tc-99m-sodium medronate accumulation in renal carcinoma
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
|September 1, 1981
Abstract:
Technetium-99m-sodium medronate is commonly used for skeletal imaging. Renal excretion allows evaluation of the kidneys. Renal masses present as areas of diminished activity. In the cases described, a renal carcinoma showed increased radionuclide accumulation, probably because of extensive tumor calcification.