Association Between Quantitative Sialoscintigraphy and Antibody Profiles in Patients With Sjögren or Sicca Syndrome.

Purpose: This study analyzed the association between anti-Ro/SSA and anti-La/SSB antibody levels with quantitative and visual sialoscintigraphy patterns in patients suspected of having Sjögren or sicca syndrome.

Patients And Methods: Medical records of patients who underwent sialoscintigraphy between April 2020 and May 2022 were reviewed. Associations between antibody levels and sialoscintigraphy parameters were evaluated using linear regression.

Atypical Foot Swelling in Metastatic Endometrial Carcinoma: Role of FDG PET/CT.

An 83-year-old woman with a history of endometrial carcinoma (EMC), treated with surgery and chemotherapy in August 2020, presented with a 1-year history of left foot swelling, tenderness, and heat. Despite multiple consultations, no diagnosis was made, and she developed painful swelling with a limping gait. A biopsy was done on July 14, 2023, confirmed metastatic EMC.

Skull Base Aspergillus Infection Mimicking Tumor Recurrence: A Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Case Study.

We report a case of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma postnasopharyngectomy, presenting with headaches. MRI revealed abnormal signals of the clivus with enhancement, and FDG PET/CT indicated intense uptake in the nasopharynx, clivus, and left neck lymph nodes. Bone SPECT/CT showed bony erosion and uptake in bilateral skull base areas.

Bone Scan With SPECT/CT Demonstrated Phthisis Bulbi.

A 46-year-old man has a history of right eye vision loss from childhood due to an injury, right hypopharyngeal cancer with metastasis to right neck lymph nodes treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy, and left tonsillar cancer after resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. Whole-body bone scan showed abnormal uptake to the right eye region, whereas SPECT/CT imaging localized this uptake to sharply defined, round to oval bone density foci of calcium scattered in the sclera and surrounding tissues, indicative of phthisis bulbi with posttraumatic calcification. Phthisis bulbi represents a shrunken ocular globe with calcification or ossification, typically as a sequela of trauma.

The impact of diabetes, anemia, and renal function in the relationship between osteoporosis and fasting blood glucose among Taiwanese women: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between fasting blood glucose and osteoporosis in women with diabetes, anemia, and renal function.

Methods: The medical records of women who underwent a general health examination at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan were retrospectively reviewed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between osteoporosis and fasting blood glucose separately for the eight subgroups (diabetes or non-diabetes, anemia or non-anemia, normal or decreased renal function), adjusting for other clinical characteristics and laboratory findings.

Frontal Hypoperfusion and Cerebellar Hyperperfusion in Transient Alcoholic Cerebellar Degeneration.

A 55-year-old man consumed approximately 10 units of alcohol daily for 25 years, developing social withdrawal after retiring. For 2 months, he walked diagonally to the right, with a right shoulder droop. He spoke and walked slowly, but his speech was clear.

Comparison of Trabecular Bone Score-Adjusted Fracture Risk Assessment (TBS-FRAX) and FRAX Tools for Identification of High Fracture Risk among Taiwanese Adults Aged 50 to 90 Years with or without Prediabetes and Diabetes.

Background and Objectives: The burden of osteoporosis is projected to increase. Identification and prompt intervention for osteoporotic fractures are important. Adjusting the Fracture Risk Assessment (FRAX®) tool with trabecular bone score (TBS) could improve risk prediction.

Bone Scan With SPECT/CT Demonstrated C1 to C2 Involvement in Rheumatic Arthritis.

An 80-year-old man was treated with rituximab for active rheumatoid arthritis until 2019, now controlled with Salazopyrin, prednisolone, methotrexate, and folic acid. However, laboratory data showed elevated C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Whole-body bone scan showed bony and joint destruction to the upper cervical vertebra (C spine), bilateral shoulders, wrists, finger joints, ankles, and left knee.

Changes in Bone Mineral Density and Trabecular Bone Score over Time between Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Middle-Aged and Older Women: A Three-Year Retrospective Medical Record Review.

The effect of a vegetarian diet on bone health remains controversial. This retrospective medical record review compared changes in bone mineral density (BMD) and trabecular bone score (TBS) between vegetarian and non-vegetarian middle-aged and older women who underwent two general health examinations (T1 and T2) that were approximately three years apart. Generalized estimating equations were used to compare the change in lumbar spine and bilateral hip BMD and TBS over time.

Association of Trabecular Bone Score-Adjusted Fracture Risk Assessment Tool with Coronary Artery Calcification in Women.

The trabecular bone score (TBS) was found to be significantly associated with moderate coronary artery calcification (CAC). The aim of this study was to further explore the association between TBS-adjusted Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) and CAC score in women. The electronic medical record database of a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan yielded women who received both coronary computed tomography and bone mineral density (BMD) measurement during their general health examination.

Age-Specific Normative Values of Lumbar Spine Trabecular Bone Score (TBS) in Taiwanese Men and Women.

Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a novel method for assessing trabecular microarchitecture. Normative values of TBS are available for various populations of the world but are not yet available for Taiwanese adults. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to estimate age-specific, normative TBS curves for Taiwanese men and women.

Seeing the Invisible: The Value of Bone Scan to Distinguish Chondroblastic Osteosarcoma From Prosthesis Loosening.

A 76-year-old woman with uterine cervical cancer 20 years ago received right total hip replacement 3 months ago for right hip avascular necrosis without specific intraoperative finding. She reported persistent right hip pain after falling from bed. Pelvic x-ray showed right pubic ramus fracture.

Research trends in trabecular bone score: A bibliometric review from 2008 to 2019.

Objective: Trabecular bone score (TBS) is a novel index for assessing bone microarchitecture quality. No bibliometric reviews to date have yet explored the literature of TBS. Therefore, this study aimed to provide a bibliometric review on the trends of research publications on TBS indexed in the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index from 2008 to 2019.

Bone Mineral Density and Hemoglobin Levels: Opposite Associations in Younger and Older Women.

This cross-sectional, retrospective medical record review study aimed to investigate the association between hemoglobin levels and bone mineral density (BMD) in adult women. Medical records obtained from general health examinations conducted from June 2014 to July 2020 at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan were reviewed. Anthropometric and laboratory data were recorded.

Effects of vegetarian diet on bone mineral density.

Factors, such as hormonal changes in postmenopausal women, natural aging degeneration, race, gender, body size, lifestyle, physical activity, sunlight, dietary intake, medications, or other environmental issues, can affect the rate of bone formation or reabsorption, cause changes in bone mineral content, and influence the development of osteoporosis. Do vegetarian diets adversely affect bone mineral density (BMD)? Among postmenopausal Buddhists, long-term practitioners of vegan vegetarian were found to have a higher risk exceeding the lumbar fracture threshold and a lower level of hip BMD after controlling for other variables. However, results of several prospective longitudinal studies failed to show a harmful effect of vegetarianism on bone health.

FDG PET/CT of Benign Psammomatous Meningioma Effacing the Medulla.

A 62-year-old woman had progressively developing throbbing right neck pain for 1 year. The pain radiated to the right suboccipital area, sometimes accompanied by breathlessness. To rule out cancer, patient received FDG PET/CT, which showed an intraspinal cord intense FDG-avid calcified mass at the level of the first cervical spine, mimicking malignancy.

Association of bone mineral density and trabecular bone score with cardiovascular disease.

Traditionally, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are considered as separate chronic diseases. Increasing evidence now links osteoporosis with hypertension, abnormal lipid metabolism, atherosclerosis, vascular calcification (VC), and congestive heart failure. VC coexists with bone loss, and aortic calcification is a strong predictor of low bone mineral density (BMD) and fragility fractures.

Association of Bone Mineral Density and Coronary Artery Calcification in Patients with Osteopenia and Osteoporosis.

The aim of this study was to investigate the association between bone mineral density (BMD) and coronary artery calcification (CAC) in adults with osteopenia or osteoporosis. A retrospective medical review study was conducted in a regional hospital in southern Taiwan. Medical records of patients who underwent both a coronary computed tomography scan and a BMD measurement were identified.

Bone Mineral Density as a Predictor of Atherogenic Indexes of Cardiovascular Disease, Especially in Nonobese Adults.

Purpose: This study is aimed at determining whether bone mineral density (BMD) values are related to atherogenic indexes (AIs) and could predict the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in southern Taiwanese adults.

Methods: Medical records of 3249 adults who underwent health examinations between June 2014 and February 2018 at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan were reviewed. Data collected included health history, anthropomorphic characteristics, exercise habits, diets (vegetarian or nonvegetarian), clinical laboratory results (lipid profile, systemic blood pressure (SBP), glucose level, creatinine (Cre) level, and hemoglobin (Hb) level), and bone mineral density (BMD), which were used to identify the associations of these parameters, especially BMD, with lipid profile and calculated AIs through simple and multiple linear regressions.

Scrotal Fibroepithelial Polyp With Acute and Chronic Inflammation Mimics Malignancy on 18F-FDG PET/CT Imaging.

Computed tomography (CT) of a 68-year-old man showed multiple small nodules in the bilateral lungs (maximum 14 mm in the left upper lobe). CT-guided biopsy of left upper lobe lesion showed no tumor or granuloma. Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT showed multiple nodules with background-to-mild FDG-avid activity, and an incidental left scrotal skin lesion with intensely increased accumulation of F-FDG (SUVmax, 11.

Significant association factors of bone mineral density in Taiwan adults.

Objective: To examine the biofactors associated with bone mineral density (BMD) in southern Taiwanese adults.

Materials And Methods: The medical records of 3242 adults who underwent health examinations between June 2014 and February 2018 at a regional hospital in southern Taiwan were reviewed. The data collected included health history, anthropomorphic characteristics, clinical laboratory results, biochemical parameters, and BMD.

Low Hemoglobin Is Associated With Low Bone Mineral Density and High Risk of Bone Fracture in Male Adults: A Retrospective Medical Record Review Study.

The aim of this study was to examine the association between serum hemoglobin level, bone mineral density, and fracture risks based on the estimated score of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) in Asian male adults. The medical records of 662 male patients who underwent health examinations at a regional teaching hospital in southern Taiwan were reviewed. The medical history, demographic characteristics, clinical laboratory results, and bone mineral density of the patients were ascertained from their medical records.

Car Accident With Airbag Deployment Trauma Showed Special Pattern in Bone Scan.

A 72-year-old man had rectal adenocarcinoma with partial obstruction with liver and lung metastases. Bone scan showed special pattern with bony destructions to the lateral aspect of the left first to fourth and right first to 10th ribs (in a row in continuous vertical alignment), the costal end of the left second rib, the left sternoclavicular junction, and sternum. Patient recalled a car traffic accident with airbag deployment trauma to the anterior aspect of the chest about 2 months prior.

A Bizarre Bone Scan of Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva.

A 27-year-old woman had progressive bony ankylosis over both hands since she was 5 years old. Bony ankylosing over the peripheral joints and spine slowly progressed, and scoliosis surgery was performed at age 14. Recently, she developed difficulty walking, changing position, and opening her mouth.

FRAX® Fracture Risks Are Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification Score.

Purpose: To examine the association between fracture risk assessment tool (FRAX) scores and coronary artery calcification (CAC) score in adults.

Methods: The medical records of 81 adults who underwent both coronary computed tomography and bone mineral density (BMD) studies in a package during their health exams were reviewed at a regional hospital in Southern Taiwan. Data collected included health history, anthropomorphic characteristics, clinical laboratory results, and BMD.