'Normal' Technetium Bone Scans in Patients With Acute Osteomyelitis
- 1 September 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
- Vol. 134 (9) , 828-830
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpedi.1980.02130210012004
Abstract
• Several investigators have stressed the usefulness of the technetium bone scan in the early diagnosis of acute osteomyelitis. Seven patients with acute osteomyelitis had initial bone scans that were reportedly normal. The diagnosis was made as a result of either an abnormal gallium scan, positive cultures, or changes in follow-up roentgenograms. The explanation for the normal technetium scans is conjectural but may be related to compromised vascularity. A normal scan does not rule out acute osteomyelitis. If this diagnosis is strongly suspected, other diagnostic tests should be used. (Am J Dis Child 134:828-830, 1980)This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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