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Nuclear medicine topics in pediatric musculoskeletal disease: techniques and applications.

Abstract

Musculoskeletal scintigraphy has excellent sensitivity for the evaluation of benign disease in children. Using illustrative cases, a spectrum of techniques and applications of nuclear medicine studies for benign bone diseases are presented. An approach to the use and evaluation of bone density evaluation in children also is discussed.

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  • Authors

    Nadel HR, Stilwell ME

    Institution

    Department of Radiology, Children's and Women's Health Centre of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. hnadel@cw.bc.ca

    Source

    Radiologic clinics of North America 39:4 2001 Jul pg 619-51, ix

    MeSH

    Adolescent
    Child
    Child, Preschool
    Female
    Humans
    Infant
    Infant, Newborn
    Infection
    Male
    Musculoskeletal Diseases
    Musculoskeletal System
    Neoplasms
    Osteomyelitis
    Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article
    Review

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    11549163