Tracheal uptake on Tc-99m MDP bone scintigraphy can be a potential source of false-positive results in a prostate cancer patient.

Authors	Ashwani Sood, Sandeep Sethi, Rakesh Kumar
Journal	Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 35 Issue 6 Pg. 454-5 (Jun 2010) ISSN: 1536-0229 [Electronic] United States
PMID	20479601 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
Chemical References	Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
Topics	Aged, 80 and over Biological Transport Bone Neoplasms (diagnosis, secondary) Bone and Bones (diagnostic imaging) False Positive Reactions Humans Male Prostatic Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging, metabolism, pathology) Radionuclide Imaging Technetium Tc 99m Medronate (metabolism) Trachea (metabolism)

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