Case Report
Volume: 2 | Issue: 3 | Published: Aug 18, 2018 | Pages: 111 - 113 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1529346107
A case of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome: easy to miss in early angiographic phase of bone scan
Authors: Emran Askari , Ramin Sadeghi , Narjess Ayati
Article Info
Authors
Emran Askari
Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Ramin Sadeghi
Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Narjess Ayati
Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
Publication History
Received: June 19, 2018
Revised: July 18, 2018
Accepted: August 04, 2018
Published: August 18, 2018
Abstract
Background: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome is a common vascular pathology in young athletes which is usually diagnosed based on magnetic resonance angiography findings. Although three-phase bone scan is a sensitive imaging modality in high turnover osteoblastic conditions, it does not have an established role in evaluating chronic pain syndromes and vascular pathologies. Case Presentation: We report an atypical case of popliteal artery entrapment syndrome which was incidentally found in a patient who was evaluated for skeletal malignancy. Conclusion: This case emphasizes the importance of attention to the first two phases of bone scan despite normal whole body images.
Keywords: Popliteal artery entrapment syndrome, PAES, chronic compartment syndrome, bone scan, magnetic resonance angiography, green
