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/sup 99m/Tc-methylene diphosphonate accumulation in ascitic fluid due to neoplasm

Conference · · Radiology; (United States)
OSTI ID:6411427
/sup 99m/Tc-methylene diphosphonate (MDP) was found to accumulate in the abdomen in 7 patients with ascites due to a primary tumor of the ovary, testis, stomach, or urethra, leukemia, or lymphoma. This finding should strongly suggest malignancy.
Research Organization:
Medical Univ. of South Carolina, Charleston
OSTI ID:
6411427
Conference Information:
Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Journal Volume: 139:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English