title: Technetium 99m bone imaging in the evaluation of cancer of the maxillofacial region.
abstract: Technetium 99m bone images were obtained from five patients with mandibular gingival carcinoma and six patients with maxillary sinus carcinoma. Ten to 15 mCi of 99mTc-polyphosphate was administered intravenously, and imaging was performed three hours after injection. The anterior and lateral views of the maxillofacial skeleton were obtained with a gamma camera. Resultant gamma camera images were compared with the radiographic skeletal survey. 99mTc bone survey is a safe and simple diagnostic technique that can demonstrate abnormality of the bone with greater sensitivity than routine radiographs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008722:Methods; D010255:Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium