title: [Value of studying oncologic patients using bone gammagraphy for the diagnosis of skeletal metastasis. Review of 200 cases].
abstract: Two hundred cancer patients with bone metastases were studied by gammagraphy employing 555 MBq of 99mTc-MDP. The results were compared with those obtained by radiology and alkaline phosphatase determination, showing that gammagraphy is positive in 93 per 100 of the cases and is more useful than the other procedures to make a pre-radiologic diagnosis of bone metastases (27 per 100).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D004067:Digestive System Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D014571:Urologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
vernacular_title: Interés del estudio de los pacientes oncológicos mediante gammagrafía óseapara el diagnóstico de metástasis en esqueleto. Revisión de 200 casos.