Role of radionuclide bone-scanning in determining the resectability of soft-tissue sarcomas

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Bone Jt. Surg., Am. Vol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5925879

Enneking, W F; Chew, F S; Springfield, D S; Hudson, T M; Spanier, S S

In sixty patients with soft-tissue sarcoma, radionuclide bone scans were 92 per cent accurate in evaluating the presence or absence of involvement of contiguous bone by the tumor itself, by the tumor's reactive pseudocapsule, or by tissue contaminated during inadequate excision. The scans were most helpful when the relationship of the tumor to the bone was crucial in determining the resectability of the tumor. Meticulous imaging technique is essential to a complete and accurate radionuclide study. High-resolution, high-count gamma-camera scans in multiple projections are required for precise localization of tumor.

• OSTI ID: 5925879
• Journal Information: J. Bone Jt. Surg., Am. Vol.; (United States), Vol. 63A:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DIAGNOSIS
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DIAGNOSTIC USES
ACCURACY
GAMMA CAMERAS
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
METASTASES
PATIENTS
SURGERY
ANIMAL TISSUES
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BODY
CAMERAS
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MEDICINE
NEOPLASMS
NUCLEI
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TISSUES
USES
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