title: Bone scanning as an aid to diagnosis and treatment planning in oral surgery.
abstract: A short history and introduction to radioisotopes used in bone scanning is presented. Five cases of malignancy with bone involvement of the head and neck region are described to demonstrate this technique.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005147:Facial Bones; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009055:Mouth / Q000601:surgery*; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging