title: Scintigraphic evaluation of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia.
abstract: Bone scintigraphy is a sensitive imaging modality for detecting early lesions and polyostotic involvement in fibrous dysplasia. Common findings include multiple areas of focal uptake that are often unilateral and typically involve the ribs, tibia, femur, and craniofacial bones. A knowledge of various skeletal manifestations of fibrous dysplasia is helpful to distinguish it from Paget's disease, osteoblastic metastasis, and fractures. Several recent cases representing varying involvement of fibrous dysplasia are presented and the literature is reviewed.
authors: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Danbury Hospital, Connecticut 06810.
authors: W D
authors: WD
authors: Johns
authors: S M
authors: SM
authors: Gupta
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Kayani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005357:Fibrous Dysplasia of Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005359:Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate