Melorheostosis associated with peripheral form spondyloarthropathy: new image with 18-fluoride positron emission tomoscintigraphy coupled to computed tomography

rheostosis associated with peripheral form spondyloarthropathy: new image with 18-fluoride positron emission tomoscintigraphy coupled to computed tomography Case report (1724) Total Article Views Authors: Hassani H, Slama J, Hayem G, Ben Ali K, Sarda-Mantel L, Burg S, Le Guludec D Published Date January 2012 Volume 2012:4 Pages 1 - 7 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/OARRR.S28657 Received: 29 November 2011 Accepted: 05 December 2011 Published: 06 January 2012 Hakim Hassani1–3, Jér me Slama1,3, Gilles Hayem4, Khadija Ben Ali1, Laure Sarda-Mantel1,3, Samuel Burg1,3, Dominique Le Guludec1,3 1Department of Nuclear Medicine, H pital Bichat, Paris, France; 2Radiology, H pital Robert Debré, Paris, France; 3University Paris VII Denis Diderot, Paris, France; 4Rheumatology, H pital Bichat, Paris, France Abstract: Melorheostosis is a rare benign bone pathology which can be responsible for incapacitating pain and bone deformations. Its imaging abnormalities are often typical. We describe here the case of a patient with melorheostosis involving the lower limbs, associated with a peripheral form of inflammatory spondyloarthropathy, who underwent 18FNa positron emission tomography coupled to a computed tomography scan. Our objective is to present this new image, to show the value of this new modality and emphasize its advantages compared to the 99mTechnetium bone scan.