Early recognition of bone metastases (comparative study between bone scintigraphy and x-ray examination)

Fochem, K.; Ogris, E.

Acta Medica Austriaca 3(5): 170-176

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0303-8173
PMID: 1020632
Document Number: 101850
The examination shows, that in search for skeletal metastases the bone scintigraphy marks the bone-process in 45% while the X-ray is still silent. Therefore, we believe that the first examination in quest of skeletal metastases must first be a whole-body scintigraphy and then secondly, an X-ray examination with tomography, inasmuch as scintigraphy cannot give an exact differential diagnosis (degeneration, inflammation or destruction).

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