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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · World J Nucl Med 2021; 20(04): 408-410
DOI: 10.4103/wjnm.wjnm_148_20
Case Report

Suprapatellar bursitis presenting as unilateral “Hot” patella sign on 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate skeletal scintigraphy

Vankadari Kousik
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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Sai Ram
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana, India
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Abstract

“Hot” patella sign is a less commonly seen finding in bone scintigraphy defined as increased tracer activity in the patella greater than the ipsilateral distal femur and ipsilateral proximal tibia. We present a case of suprapatellar knee bursitis manifesting as unilateral “hot” patella sign on three-phase 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scintigraphy. This case portrays the image findings of suprapatellar bursitis on three-phase bone scintigraphy.

Keywords

Skeletal scintigraphy - suprapatellar bursitis - unilateral “hot” patella sign

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Publication History

Received: 12 November 2020

Accepted: 19 November 2020

Article published online:
24 March 2022

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