Detection of Unsuspected Malignant Pleural Effusion by Bone Scan

Technetium-99m phosphate compounds may occasionally accumulate in malignant pleural effusions. A case of metastatic pleural effusion first diagnosed by bone scan, prior to its clinical or roentgenographic detection, is reported.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clin. Nucl. Med.; (United States) 1984-10, Vol.9 (10), p.556-557
Hauptverfasser:	GOLDSTEIN, HAROLD A, GEFTER, WARREN B
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	550601 - Medicine- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics Adult BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES Biological and medical sciences BODY BODY AREAS Bone Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging Bone Neoplasms - secondary Breast Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging CHEST COUNTING TECHNIQUES DIAGNOSIS Diphosphonates DISEASES Female HOURS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES Humans INTERMEDIATE MASS NUCLEI ISOMERIC NUCLEI ISOMERIC TRANSITION ISOTOPES ISOTOPES Medical sciences MEMBRANES METASTASES NEOPLASMS NUCLEI ODD-EVEN NUCLEI ORGANS OXYGEN COMPOUNDS PHOSPHATES PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS PLEURA Pleural Effusion - diagnostic imaging Pneumology RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING RADIOISOTOPES RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE Radionuclide Imaging SEROUS MEMBRANES SKELETON Technetium TECHNETIUM 99 TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES Technetium Tc 99m Medronate Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum UPTAKE YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
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Zusammenfassung:	Technetium-99m phosphate compounds may occasionally accumulate in malignant pleural effusions. A case of metastatic pleural effusion first diagnosed by bone scan, prior to its clinical or roentgenographic detection, is reported.
ISSN:	0363-9762 1536-0229
DOI:	10.1097/00003072-198410000-00003