Detectability of 18F-FDG PET and 99mTc-Bone Scintigraphy for Osteoblastic and Osteolytic Metastases in Patients with DTC
| Parameter | Metastases | Total lesions (no.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detectability | |||||
| 18F-FDG PET | Positive | Positive | Negative | Negative | |
| 99mTc-Bone scintigraphy | Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | |
| Type of lesion | |||||
| Osteoblastic lesion (no.) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Osteolytic lesion (no.) | 40 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 52 |
| Mixed-type lesion (no.) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Five metastatic lesions could not be classified because the images on CT scan were unclear.