[Radionuclide visualization of non-skeletogenous tumors using 99mTc-phosphates].

Abstract

The paper is concerned with the results of radionuclide investigation of 51 patients with different tumors located beyond the osseous tissue. In spite of the fact that 99mTc-phosphates were well known as agents for radionuclide diagnosis of bone tumors, they can be employed for obtaining certain diagnostic information concerning topical diagnosis and the determination of a degree of the distribution of processes of nonskeletogenous nature. Of 51 patients with soft tissue pathology clear visualization of lesion foci was obtained in 34 patients (66.7%). Positive results of radionuclide diagnosis with 99mTc-pyrophosphate were noted in scintigraphy of patients with breast, ovarian, soft tissue and maxillofacial tumors. Besides, clear visualization of lesion foci was achieved in 6 of 11 patients with benign diseases: postoperative scars, inflammatory infiltrates, synovioma. The results obtained indicated the absence of necessary specificity of 99mTc-phosphates to osseous tissue.

• Authors: D S Mechev, V P Ishchenko
• Journal: Meditsinskaia radiologiia (Med Radiol (Mosk)) Vol. 32 Issue 4 Pg. 44-7 (Apr 1987) ISSN: 0025-8334 [Print] Russia (Federation)
• Vernacular Title: Radionuklidnaia vizualizatsiia neskeletogennykh opukholeĭ s 99mTc-fosfatami.
• PMID: 3035315 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Diphosphates
• Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate
• Technetium

Topics

• Breast Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Diphosphates
• Facial Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Female
• Genital Neoplasms, Female (diagnostic imaging)
• Humans
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Soft Tissue Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Spinal Cord Neoplasms (diagnostic imaging)
• Technetium
• Technetium Tc 99m Pyrophosphate