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Radio-isotope bone scanning in suspected osteomyelitis in children

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The usefulness of radio-isotope bone scanning in suspected osteomyelitis has been widely acclaimed. Fourteen children had rectilinear bone scans performed three hours after injection of Tc99m methylene diphosphonate. A diagnostic accuracy of 56% was achieved, which is lower than in other series. The reasons for this are discussed and the value of bone scanning in the evaluation of osteomyelitis is questioned.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Meath Hospital, Dublin 8, Republic of Ireland

    Samuel Hamilton & Gerard D. Hurley

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Hamilton, S., Hurley, G.D. Radio-isotope bone scanning in suspected osteomyelitis in children. Eur J Nucl Med 4, 325–326 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00263298

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