RADIOGRAPHIC AND SCINTIGRAPHIC SKELETAL IMAGING IN PATIENTS WITH NEURO-BLASTOMA - CONCISE COMMUNICATION

  • 1 January 1983
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 24  (6) , 467-469
Abstract
Bone scans, bone-marrow scans, and radiographic skeletal surveys were reviewed in 40 children with neuroblastoma. Bone scans are the most sensitive method for detecting metastases and should be used first. The additional yield from a skeletal survey is very small, so it should be done only if the bone scan is negative and major therapeutic decisions are to be made. Bone-marrow scans provide a sensitive method of identifying metastases, and may help in staging a patient as stage IV when the bone scan is negative.

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