Radionuclide bone scan as an aid in localizing lesions for bone biopsy.
Two cases are cited as examples of the usefulness of bone scan-guided bone biopsies, using a lead marker for lesion localization, especially when the lesions are otherwise difficult to localize. This technique is quite useful in evaluating new solitary bone lesions in patients with a known primary malignancy.
D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging