The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회지)

The Korean Society of Nuclear Medicine (대한핵의학회)
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Evaluation of the Rib Lesions by Bone Scanning

골스캔상 늑골병변의 감별진단에 관한 관찰

  • Park, Hyung-Gun (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Dong-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, Myung-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Cho, Bo-Youn (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University) ;
  • Koh, Chang-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul National University)
  • 박형근 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이동수 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 이명철 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 조보연 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 고창순 (서울대학교 의과대학 내과학교실)
  • Published : 1983.09.25
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Abstract

In order to establish criteria for distinguishing between occult fracture and metastases, we have reviewed 52 records of cancer patients and 24 of rib fracture patients referred for bone scanning. In 52 patients with biopsy-proven malignancy, multiple linear increased uptake of the ribs was found in 32 cases (61.5%), and was the most common finding. In 24 patients with rib fracture, all but 1 had fecal increased uptake of the ribs, and lesions almost always aligned in a row. By analyzing the appearance of rib lesions in total 76 patients, it was concluded that there is a high probability that rib lesions detected by bone scanning are bony metastases if 1) they are multiple linear as opposed to fecal, ad 2) they are not aligned in the same location.

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