title: Comparison of nuclear bone and gallium scans in the therapeutic evaluation of bone lymphoma.
abstract: The objective of this study was to compare Tc-99m MDP bone and Ga-67 scans for the therapeutic response to bone lymphoma in 40 patients. The authors retrospectively compared 40 Tc-99m MDP bone scans and 20 Ga-67 scans before therapy, 29 bone scans and 13 Ga-67 scans during the therapy, and 33 bone scans and 15 Ga-67 scans after therapy. Tc-99m MDP and Ga-67 whole body scans were obtained within 2 weeks of each study and were graded visually (grades 1-4) in which grade 3 means similar count density to that of normal iliac alar activity on bone scans and normal liver activity on Ga-67 scans, respectively. The findings of lesion improvement during and after therapy were found in 66.0% (19 of 29) and 72.7% (24 of 33) with Tc-99m MDP bone scans, 84.6% (11 of 13) and 86.7% (13 of 15) with Ga-67 scans, respectively. The mean grades of Tc-99m MDP uptake were 3.06 before, 2.34 during, and 1.75 after therapy. The mean grades of Ga-67 uptake were 3.22 before, 1.42 during, and 1.30 after therapy. Ga-67 scans appear to be more reliable than Tc-99m MDP bone scans in evaluating the therapeutic response of bone lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Korea.
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.forename: E E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Podoloff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
chemical_list: D005710:Gallium Radioisotopes; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate