title: [99mTc pertechnetate scintigraphy for malignant soft-tissue tumors].
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the accumulation of technetium-99m pertechnetate (99mTc) in malignant soft-tissue tumors. Twenty-one patients with malignant soft-tissue tumors were subjected to 99mTc scintigraphic studies. In 19 of 21 patients (90%), 99mTc accumulated extensively in the tumors. 99mTc accumulation was especially thorough in all cases of MFH and liposarcoma. Therefore, 99mTc is useful for the local evaluation of malignant soft-tissue tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Tohoku University.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Terui
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008080:Liposarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009442:Neurilemmoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m