Scintigraphic evaluation of giant cell tumor of bone

Journal Article · Wed Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1984 · AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2214/ajr.143.2.343· OSTI ID:6605535

Levine, E; De Smet, A A; Neff, J R; Martin, N L

Technetium-99m methylene diphosphonate bone scans were performed in 21 patients with giant cell tumors of bone. All tumors showed increased radiophosphate uptake, often more intense at the tumor periphery than in its center. However, radionuclide bone scanning often overestimated intraosseous tumor extent as a result of increased tracer uptake beyond true osseous tumor limits. In addition, it failed to detect soft-tissue tumor extension in nine patients. Therefore, scintigraphy is less useful than either computed or conventional tomography in planning surgical margins of giant cell tumors. Gallium-67 citrate scans obtained in seven patients showed slight uptake in four tumors and no uptake in three.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Kansas Coll. of Health Sciences and Hospital, Kansas City
• OSTI ID: 6605535
• Journal Information: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States), Journal Name: AJR, Am. J. Roentgenol.; (United States) Vol. 143:2; ISSN AAJRD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CITRATES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
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ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
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ORGANS
PATIENTS
PHOSPHONATES
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SKELETON
TECHNETIUM 99
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