The usefulness of bone scannning for the diagnosis and evaluation of otogenic skull base osteomyelitis. A description of three cases.
BACKGROUND
The aim of this report was to assess the usefulness of bone scanning in the diagnosis and evaluation of the skull base osteomyelitis.


METHODS
Bone scanning was performed in three male patients with otogenic skull base osteomyelitis, aged 65-84 years utilizing Tc99m-MDP and dual-head gamma camera.


RESULTS
In one case, bone scanning played a crucial role in establishing the diagnosis. In two cases, it provided confirmed MRI results. CT scanning was negative in two cases.


CONCLUSIONS
Bone scans may give valuable information for establishing the diagnosis and assessing the severity of this disease, and add complementary physiological information to radiological imaging.
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medical University, Gdańsk, Poland.
Dominik
D
Stodulski
Jacek
J
Teodorczyk
Bozena
B
Kowalska
Czesław
C
Stankiewicz
Piotr
P
Lass
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D019291:Skull Base / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome