title: Failure of technetium bone scanning to detect pseudarthroses in spinal fusion for scoliosis.
abstract: A prospective study of 11 patients suggests that present techniques of technetium bone scanning do not assist in recognizing the presence of well-established pseudarthrosis in spinal fusions for scoliosis.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011542:Pseudarthrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium