Clinical value of bone imaging in diagnosing bone metastasis from lung cancer
- VernacularTitle:核素骨显像诊断肺癌骨转移的临床价值
- Author:
Lili GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung cancer;
bone metastasis;
radionuclide imaging;
methylene bisphosphonates
- From:Journal of Third Military Medical University
2003;0(19):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the clinical value of bone imaging in diagnosing bone metastasis from lung cancer. Methods A total of 201 patients with diagnosed lung cancer were examined by ~(99)Tc~(m)-MDP bone imaging,and the bone metastatic sites,quantity and pathological types of those with skeletal metastases were reviewed and analyzed.Results Among these 201 patients,134 cases were found with skeletal metastases,commonly in the thoracic bone,the sinal and pelvic bone.Lung cancer was identified easier to have the skeletal metastases of adenocarcinoma than other types of cancers.The positive rate of bone metastasis diagnosed by radionuclide bone imaging was rather higher than that of X-ray and CT.Conclusion Radionuclide bone imaging should be routinely performed in patients with lung cancer.
