Temporal bone scintigraphy. I. Diagnostic potential in malignancies of the ear.
The potential value of bone scintigraphy in making the diagnosis and evaluating the prognosis of cancer of the ear, is emphasized and illustrated by results from 6 patients harbouring highly differentiated cancers of the ear. 99Tcm-diphosphonate and special gamma camera projections were used.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004424:Ear Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005147:Facial Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D013701:Temporal Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*