Bone scintiscanning in osteolytic lesions.
Osteolytic lesions seen on plain radiographs can be caused by various disorders of the bones such as simple bone cyst, aneurysmal bone cyst, plasmacytoma, giant cell tumor, eosinophilic granuloma and tuberculosis. We studied prospectively Tc-99m-methylene diphosphonate bone scan findings in osteolytic lesions seen radiologically and followed them to histopathology. Interestingly, the scans in these patients helped to show if the lesions were monoostotic or polyostotic and, in some cases, ruled out malignant or infective etiology.
Solav
Shrikant
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SPECT-LAB, Nuclear Medicine Services, K 2/1 Erandawana Coop Society, Opposite Dinanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune. solav@vsnl.com
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010001:Osteitis Deformans / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013669:Technetium Tc 99m Medronate