title: Computed tomography for metastatic lesions of the osseous pelvis.
abstract: Significant metastatic lesions of the osseous pelvis can be easily missed by conventional x-ray studies. Although the radionuclide bone scan is the method of choice for detection of metastatic lesions of the osseous pelvis, computed tomography should be used as a complementary study in certain patients.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012447:Sacrum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed