The clinical significance of radionuclide bone and gallium scanning in osteomyelitis of the head and neck
Osteomyelitis of the head and neck remains a difficult clinical problem both in diagnosis and treatment evaluation. The purpose of this manuscript is to review our clinical experience with 25 cases of osteomyelitis distributed evenly among the temporal bone and skull base, the paranasal sinuses, and the mandible. Radionuclide bone and gallium scan images accurately depicted the biologic activity of the disease process and permitted accurate treatment evaluation and patient monitoring. This work demonstrates the potentials and limitations of radionuclide imaging with bone and gallium scan agents and attempts to define a role for their contemporary use in the management of osteomyelitis of the head and neck.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Mount Sinai Hospital, Ontario, Canada
- OSTI ID:
- 6749646
- Journal Information:
- Laryngoscope; (United States), Journal Name: Laryngoscope; (United States) Vol. 94:5, Suppl 34; ISSN LARYA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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