Pattern and distribution of bone metastases in common malignant tumors
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Pattern and distribution of bone metastases in common malignant tumors.
BACKGROUND Bone scan is a sensitive but not specific method for evaluation of bone metastases. However, the clinical data and the pattern of bone scan findings help the physician to narrow the diagnostic differentials. We tried to investigate the distribution of bone metastases in common cancers using bone scintigraphy. MATERIAL AND METHODS 160 consecutive patients with malignancy (prostate c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nuclear Medicine Review
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1644-4345,1506-9680
DOI: 10.5603/nmr.2013.0037