99m technetium diphosphonate bone scanning of the mandibular bone graft.
A case of mandibular bone graft with metallic mesh implant following a segmental resection for ameloblastoma was evaluated by means of 99m technetium disphosphonate bone scanning of the mandible. The bone scan showed good evidence of bone graft regeneration when conventional radiography could not read any bone tissue regeneration within the metallic mesh. The scan was extremely helpful in eliminating the need for surgical intervention and exploration.
D000328:Adult; D001861:Bone Regeneration; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D012968:Etidronic Acid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D010012:Osteogenesis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous
D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; C019561:technetium Tc 99m etidronate; D013667:Technetium; D012968:Etidronic Acid