The "pirate sign" in fibrous dysplasia

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 727-728

  Singnurkar, Amit ^a   Rush, Chris ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bone scan; Fibrous dysplasia; Pirate sign; Sphenoid bone

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADULT; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; REVIEW; SPHENOID;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC; HUMANS; MALE; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SPHENOID BONE; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33750337634     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rlu.0000242690.44408.c7     Document Type: Review

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