title: Isotopic scanning of bone in the diagnosis of osteomalacia.
abstract: Results of a study performed over 18 months in 21 elderly patients showed that isotopic bone scanning is a sensitive technique for the detection of osteomalacia. It can be used not only to indicate the presence of the disease but the response to treatment.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010018:Osteomalacia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D013667:Technetium