Radionuclide imaging: use in diagnosis of osteomyelitis in children

Journal Article · Sun Jan 16 23:00:00 EST 1977 · J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1977.03270300049005· OSTI ID:7120579

Felfand, M J; Silberstein, E B

Forty-four children were studied for the presence of osteomyelitis by scintigraphy using /sup 99m/Tc-etidronate tin complex. Evidence of osteomyelitis on radionuclide images was found in 16 of 19 patients considered to have osteomyelitis by their attending physicians. Bone scintigraphic changes were noted prior to or in the absence of roentgenographic abnormalities in 10 of 19 patients. Cases of acute hematogenous osteomyelitis, chronic osteomyelitis, and osteomyelitis caused by penetrating trauma and contiguous infection were identified. Three bone infarctions were correctly diagnosed.

• OSTI ID: 7120579
• Journal Information: J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 237:3; ISSN JAMAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ANIMALS
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BODY
BONE TISSUES
CHILDREN
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
DISTRIBUTION
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
MAMMALS
MAN
MEDICINE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
OSTEOMYELITIS
PATIENTS
PRIMATES
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
RADIONUCLIDE ADMINISTRATION
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TIN COMPOUNDS
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TISSUES
VERTEBRATES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES