title: Bone scintigraphy: differentiating benign cortical irregularity of the distal femur from malignancy.
abstract: Two cases of benign cortical irregularity of the distal femur ( BCIDF ), which radiologically simulate malignancy, are presented. The use of bone scintigraphy in differentiating this entity from malignancy is described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004164:Diphosphonates; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate