title: Computed tomographic evaluation of bone metastases in prostatic cancer patients.
abstract: This report provides new morphological insights, based on diagnostic methods, into metastases to the bone in prostate cancer patients. Lumbar CT examination is available to evaluate whether metastases are truly present or not, especially in aged patients with positive bone scans. The evaluation of response is clearer on CT. Furthermore, CT is useful not only in estimating the presence of metastases, CT also provides definite details on the extent of the metastatic condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Nippon Medical School Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akimoto
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D002715:Chlormadinone Acetate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004961:Estramustine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002715:Chlormadinone Acetate; D004961:Estramustine