TABLE 4

Visualization of Bone Metastases: Bone Scintigraphy Compared with Octreotide Scintigraphy

Patient no.*Bone metastases visible withTotal
BS and OSBSOS
11416
2628
377
411
661815
8213
933
1011
1111
Total22101345
% of total (= 45)492229100
95% CI (%)34–6410–3416–42
  • * Patients 5 and 7 did not undergo both procedures.

  • BS = bone scintigraphy; OS = octreotide scintigraphy.