A comparison of the sensitivity and accuracy of the 99TCm-phosphate bone scan and skeletal radiograph in the diagnosis of bone metastases.
The accuracy and sensitivity of the 99Tcm-phosphate bone scan and conventional skeletal radiology have been compared in 372 patients with documented malignant disease and 75 control subjects. Results indicate that the bone scan is a more sensitive method for the detection of skeletal metastases. The incidence of false-positive results with the bone scan is acceptably low. A protocol for the investigation of patients with suspected malignant disease of bone is suggested.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013667:Technetium
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