title: Selected topics in orthopedic nuclear medicine.
abstract: Nuclear medicine provides information about bone physiology that complements anatomic imaging modalities. Following a review of the principles of bone scintigraphy, scintigraphic imaging of orthopedic problems, such as primary and secondary neoplastic disease of the skeleton, occult fracture, stress fracture, and osteomyelitis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Donohoe
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000556:secondary; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009683:Nuclear Medicine; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging