title: [Sonography of bone metastases--its place in comparison with computed tomography and conventional x-ray diagnosis].
abstract: The value of CT, conventional radiography and ultrasound was compared in 40 patients with 52 skeletal metastases. For superficial lesions, the combination of sonography and conventional radiography was equivalent to CT in showing the extent of bone destruction and soft tissue involvement. As expected sonography was unsatisfactory for deeper lesions. Sonography can provide useful information for planning radiation therapy for superficial lesions, but it does not replace conventional radiography.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Klinische Strahlenkunde, Johannes-Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Just
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Rösler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kutzner
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thelen
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Sonographie bei Skelettmetastasen--Stellenwert im Vergleich zur Computertomographie und konventionellen Röntgendiagnostik.