title: [Bone scintigraphy for the diagnosis of metabolic bone diseases].
abstract: Bone scintigraphy may show well recognized changes in metabolic bone diseases. Diffuse scintigraphic changes are generally of little diagnostic value. However, focal changes are often helpful in the complex diagnostic work-up of metabolic diseases; in some disorders such as Paget's disease bone scintigraphy may even give the major input regarding diagnostic imaging. The article presents the different scintigraphic patterns seen in metabolic bone diseases and discusses the use of bone scintigraphy in clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: 2. Medizinische Abteilung, LKH Klagenfurt, Klagenfurt, Osterreich. Peter.Mikosch@lkh-klu.at
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mikosch
mesh_terms: D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging