title: The role of positron emission tomography in skeletal disease.
abstract: The role of positron emission tomography (PET) in the evaluation and management of skeletal disorders is increasing. A number of reports are available in both benign and malignant disease with a variety of tracers. The bone agent 18F-fluoride can be used to evaluate bone metastases both qualitatively and, for a number of focal and systemic skeletal disorders, quantitatively. 18-Fluorodeoxyglucose is used as a tumor agent in both primary and metastatic bone and bone marrow malignancies; its use has also been described in the evaluation of infection within the skeleton. A possible role for the use of the hypoxia selective tracer 18F-fluoromisonidazole in skeletal infection also exists. This article summarizes the current role of PET in the skeleton with regard to these tracers and diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guys, Kings and St Thomas' School of Medicine, Kings College, London, England.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Cook
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fogelman
mesh_terms: D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D005459:Fluorides; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005459:Fluorides