The liver scan in urologic oncology.
The predictive value of liver scans for the detection of hepatic metastases is discussed. A retrospective review was done on 104 patients with urologic malignancies who had undergone liver scans and liver function tests. Liver scans had a low predictive value, while serum alkaline phosphatase alone had a higher predictive value. The combination of low predictive value and high cost/benefit ratio indicates that the liver scan has no routine role in the urologic oncologic staging.
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase / Q000097:blood; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms
D000469:Alkaline Phosphatase