What is the significance of solitary bony abnormalities on bone scintigrams of children with malignancy

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 380-386

  Freeman, Susan J ^a   Sonoda, Luke I ^a   Seshadri, Nagabhushan ^a   Howard, William ^a   Set, Patricia A K ^a   Balan, Kottekkattu K ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

99mTc MDP; bone scintigraphy; pediatric malignancy; single bony lesions; solitary bony abnormalities

Indexed keywords

MEDRONATE TECHNETIUM TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BONE DISEASE; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BONE AND BONES; BONE NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; RADIONUCLIDE IMAGING; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TECHNETIUM TC 99M MEDRONATE;

EID: 77955110518     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880011003749660     Document Type: Article

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