title: [Radionuclide visualization of non-skeletogenous tumors using 99mTc-phosphates].
abstract: The paper is concerned with the results of radionuclide investigation of 51 patients with different tumors located beyond the osseous tissue. In spite of the fact that 99mTc-phosphates were well known as agents for radionuclide diagnosis of bone tumors, they can be employed for obtaining certain diagnostic information concerning topical diagnosis and the determination of a degree of the distribution of processes of nonskeletogenous nature. Of 51 patients with soft tissue pathology clear visualization of lesion foci was obtained in 34 patients (66.7%). Positive results of radionuclide diagnosis with 99mTc-pyrophosphate were noted in scintigraphy of patients with breast, ovarian, soft tissue and maxillofacial tumors. Besides, clear visualization of lesion foci was achieved in 6 of 11 patients with benign diseases: postoperative scars, inflammatory infiltrates, synovioma. The results obtained indicated the absence of necessary specificity of 99mTc-phosphates to osseous tissue.
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011756:Diphosphates; D005153:Facial Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013667:Technetium; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
chemical_list: D011756:Diphosphates; D016698:Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate; D013667:Technetium
vernacular_title: Radionuklidnaia vizualizatsiia neskeletogennykh opukholeĭ s 99mTc-fosfatami.