Facial bone scintigraphy. III. Effects of radiation therapy.
The uptake of 99Tcm-DP in normal facial bones was not changed by irradiation of malignant tumors. The intensity of the pathologic uptake into regions with active parodontitis in a few patients increased during irradiation. The uptake of 99Tcm-DP in bone with neoplastic growth varied during the period of treatment, probably depending on the tumor reaction to irradiation.
D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000528:radiation effects; D005260:Female; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D010518:Periodontitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
D013667:Technetium