The diphosphonates are currently the skeletal imaging agents of choice and while extremely
sensitive for bony abnormality their mechanism of action remains poorly understood. The …

Two different types of vascularized rib grafts presently are used in clinical practice and as
experimental models for investigations on free microvascular bone transfer: the posterior rib …

Abstract Technetium00m Methylene Diphosphate bone scintigraphy (BS) of the skull was
performed in three patients with malignant external otitis (MEO). Pathological uptake of the …

Quantitative sacroiliac scintigraphy (QSS) was performed on 34 patients suspected of
having ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with low back pain and stiffness of recent onset, by …

In mature dogs with comparable levels of bone remodeling, we produced either increased
(with adenosine triphosphate) or decreased (with epinephrine) blood flow to one hindlimb …

This study attempts to designate that some periapical and periodontal radiopacities can be
caused by inflamed or necrotic pulps and periodontitis. An hypothesis is offered to explain …

The 99Tcm-DP accumulation in split ribs grafted to six cases of partially resected mandibles
was examined by scintigraphy at different time intervals after operations and found to be …

Since radiology and nucleography inherently supply the clinician with different sets of data,
the two approaches do not duplicate but rather complement each other. Radiography is an …

FACIAL BONE SCINTIGRAPHY II. Diagnostic potential in neoplastic and inflammatory lesions
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The need for a reliable non-invasive investigation in osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the
mandible is discussed. The results of 99mTc-methylene diphosphonate bone scans using …