Blood Pool and Late-phase 3D-ring CZT SPECT/CT in Painful Os Peroneum Syndrome.

Clin Nucl MedSep 4, 2026 (epub)

Yacine El Yaagoubi, Caroline Prunier-Aesch, Laurent Philippe et al.

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Case in brief

A 52-year-old woman with chronic left lateral foot pain was referred for evaluation of a suspected stress fracture. Technetium-99m HDP bone scintigraphy with a 3D-ring CZT system showed increased uptake on blood-pool and late-phase SPECT/CT in foci corresponding to the os peroneum. These findings suggested painful os peroneum syndrome (POPS), rather than the suspected stress fracture.

What made this case unusual

Blood-pool and late-phase imaging with a 3D-ring CZT SPECT/CT system localized increased uptake to the os peroneum in a patient referred for suspected stress fracture.

Diagnostic / clinical pearl

In chronic lateral foot pain, uptake localized to the os peroneum on blood-pool and late-phase SPECT/CT can support POPS as a diagnostic consideration.

Why it matters

The report notes that early diagnosis of POPS is important for adequate management.

Source

Published in Clin Nucl Med. This summary was written by xxcode from the publication's abstract and metadata. It is not peer reviewed and is not a substitute for the original article. For clinical decisions, review the original publication.

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