title: Clinical evaluation of some phosphorus bone-imaging agents: concise communication.
abstract: Four different Tc-99m labeled phosphorus-based bone-imaging agents were compared by a scan-evaluation technique in which the skeletal uptake was visually assessed at selected sites. A detailed statisticalanalysis of scans, by each of three independent evaluators, on a total of 140 different patients showed that two of the agents (based on pyro- and on trimetaphosphate) were superior. The statistical analysis showed good agreement between the investigators and consistency in thier repeat evaluations.
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012968:Etidronic Acid; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D010710:Phosphates; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D014003:Tin Polyphosphates
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D014003:Tin Polyphosphates; D012968:Etidronic Acid