Sty J R, Babbitt D P, Sheth K
Clin Nucl Med. 1980 Oct;5(10):445-7. doi: 10.1097/00003072-198010000-00001.
Increased uptake of Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate occurs in the kidneys of children with sickle cell disease. The abnormal kidney uptake is not related to clinically altered renal function. The exact mechanism of tracer accumulation has not been established.