title: Polyphosphate bone scanning of non-malignant bone disease in children.
abstract: The advent of 99mTechnetium phosphate bone scanning radiopharmaceuticals has opened new methods of investigation of pediatric bone diseases. In axial skeleton pain, suspected osteomyelitis, evaluation of vascular integrity and suspected but undetected fractures, the bone scan has proved to be a highly complementary study to the radiologic examination.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001842:Bone and Bones; D002648:Child; D005270:Femur Head / Q000098:blood supply; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D007873:Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D010017:Osteoma, Osteoid / Q000175:diagnosis; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010710:Phosphates; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D010710:Phosphates; D013667:Technetium