Published March 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Study on the Soft Tissue Uptake of 99mTc-Methylene Diphosphonate

  • 1. Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul (Korea, Republic of)

Description

Authors enumerate various malignant and benign cases which showed soft tissue uptake of 99mTc-MDP. We hope it might be a help in understanding and interpreting bone scans. Among 10,361 99mTc-MDP bone scans underwent from April, 1981 to March, 1986, 344 (3.3%) showed abnormal soft tissue uptake, which included 126 malignancies, 5 benign tumors, and 153 nontumorous diseases. Neuroblastoma (23.3%) and malignant fibrous histiocytoma (22.2%) showed highest positive uptake rate among various malignancies. We also illustrated typical cases according to possible mechanisms.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Journal Volume
20
Journal Issue
1
Series
23 refs, 6 figs, 4 tabs
Journal Page Range
p. 17-24
ISSN
1225-6714