Synovial sarcoma with isolated bone metastases, demonstrated by99mTc-MDP bone scintigraphy and18F-FDG PET/CT

Is (99m)Tc-MDP whole body bone scintigraphy adjuvant to (18)F-FDG-PET for the detection of skeletal metastases?

PURPOSE Due to the fact that fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography ((18)F-FDG-PET/CT) and technetium-99m-methylenediphosphonate ((99m)Tc-MDP) whole body scans identify bone metastases by different mechanisms, i.e. by using glucose metabolism and osteoblastic response in the bone, respectively, it can be expected that there may be some differences betwee...

Comparison of 18F-FDG PET and bone scintigraphy in detection of bone metastases of thyroid cancer.

UNLABELLED We compared the efficacies of (18)F-FDG PET and (99m)Tc-bone scintigraphy for the detection of bone metastases in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC). METHODS We examined 47 patients (32 women, 15 men; mean age +/- SD, 57.0 +/- 10.7 y) with DTC who had undergone total thyroidectomy and were hospitalized to be given (131)I therapy. All patients underwent both whole-...

Bone Metastases Detection by 18F-FDG PET/CT Versus 99mTc Bone Scintigraphy (Planar and SPECT) in Patients with Lung Cancer

Detection of bone metastases in patients with lung cancer has important clinical significance and therapeutic implications, since it causes relevant changes in the patients’ treatment. This study compared the efficacies of 18F-fludeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18F-FDG PET)/CT, and 99mTc bone scintigraphy [planar and single photon emission CT (SPECT))for detection of bone metastases ...

F 18 FDG PETCT detection for liver metastases

Diagnostic accuracy of bone metastases detection in cancer patients: comparison between bone scintigraphy and whole-body FDG-PET.

UNLABELLED 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) has become widely available and an important oncological technique. To evaluate the influence of PET on detection of bone metastasis, we compared the diagnostic accuracy of PET and conventional bone scintigraphy (BS) in a variety of cancer patients. METHODS Consecutive ninety-five patients with various cancers, who rec...