Bone scintigraphy in the diagnosis of mastoiditis.
Bone scintigraphy has proven utility in the early diagnosis of osteomyelitis, but the authors were unable to find any report of its specific application to mastoiditis. Three cases of mastoiditis are presented in which the bone scan findings predicted the histopathologic findings.
D000368:Aged; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004164:Diphosphonates; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008416:Mastoid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008417:Mastoiditis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
D004164:Diphosphonates; D013667:Technetium; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate