Bone scintigraphy of osteoid osteoma: a clinical review.
Osteoid osteoma is a painful osteoblastic process. The pre-operative diagnosis is usually made by roentgenogram. Four surgically confirmed cases are examined where the preoperative diagnosis was clarified by bone scintigraphy. The clinical indications, the diseases process, the literature are reviewed.
D000293:Adolescent; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005272:Femur Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging