Early detection of stress fractures using /sup 99m/Tc-polyphosphate

Journal Article · Tue Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 1976 · Radiology; (United States)

OSTI ID:7336221

Geslien, G E; Thrall, J H; Espinosa, J L; Older, R A

Clinical experience with /sup 99m/Tc-polyphosphate scintigraphy in more than 200 patients with suspected stress fractures is presented. Stress fractures occur in bone which has been weakened as a result of accelerated physiological change induced by excessive muscular and mechanical activity. Unlike traumatic fractures, they are not accompanied by radiographic abnormality early in their course. Bone scintigraphy is sensitive enough to detect the physiological alterations found in stress fractures and was responsible for decreased morbidity in this series of patients due to early diagnosis.

• Research Organization: Silas B. Hays Hospital, Fort Ord, CA
• OSTI ID: 7336221
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 121:3; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
BODY
BONE FRACTURES
BONE TISSUES
CONNECTIVE TISSUE
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
INJURIES
INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI
ISOMERIC NUCLEI
ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
PATIENTS
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
RADIOISOTOPES
SCINTISCANNING
SKELETAL DISEASES
TECHNETIUM 99
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
TISSUES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES