title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, IL60612-7322, USA. nsnow@uic.edu
authors.forename: Norman
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Snow
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals