The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology (핵의학기술)

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Femoral Mass in Bone Mineral Densitometry

  • Han-Kyung Seo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Do-Cheol Choi (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Cheol-Min Shim (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital) ;
  • Jin-Hyeong Jo (Department of Nuclear Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital)
  • Received : 2023.04.21
  • Accepted : 2023.03.31
  • Published : 2023.11.30
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Abstract

A 55-year-old female patient, referred by the endocrine metabolism department, was recommended for orthopedic surgery because a lesion was found in the proximal femur in the bone mineral densitometry (BMD). Pelvis AP and frog-leg images performed by the orthopedic department found an intraosseous mass (more likely a benign tumor) in the greater trochanter of the left femur. However, she did not need special treatment and decided to keep observing. The role of a radiologic technologist is important in BMD and it provides significant assistance in the treatment of patients.

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